The Dinosaurs
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Italo Calvino was one of Italy’s great authors. I have always been drawn to his whimsical, colorful writing. For this musical work, alongside “The Aquatic Uncle” and “The Origin of Birds,” I was inspired by his collection of stories, Cosmicomics. His stories follow characters through times of major change in the universe.
For “Dinosaurs”, the story takes place as our main character, a dinosaur, longs for the time when Dinosaurs reigned supreme all over the world. The New Ones don’t understand the glory of those days. They don’t even recognize him as a dinosaur. He joins their herd for a while, helping them with his enormous strength, but never being fully accepted. Eventually he sees the Dinosaurs’ influence on the present day, and finds some peace. The dinosaurs are represented by an angular 7/8 theme, while the New Ones have a jauntier theme in 4/4 time.
The three musical works of the Cosmicomics Trilogy were written for the 2024 IDRS International Conference in Flagstaff, AZ, and premiered by the composer at the piano, with Dr. William Aikens, oboe, and Dr. Jeffrey McCray, bassoon.
AVAILABLE NOW FROM TREVCO MUSIC
Italo Calvino was one of Italy’s great authors. I have always been drawn to his whimsical, colorful writing. For this musical work, alongside “The Aquatic Uncle” and “The Origin of Birds,” I was inspired by his collection of stories, Cosmicomics. His stories follow characters through times of major change in the universe.
For “Dinosaurs”, the story takes place as our main character, a dinosaur, longs for the time when Dinosaurs reigned supreme all over the world. The New Ones don’t understand the glory of those days. They don’t even recognize him as a dinosaur. He joins their herd for a while, helping them with his enormous strength, but never being fully accepted. Eventually he sees the Dinosaurs’ influence on the present day, and finds some peace. The dinosaurs are represented by an angular 7/8 theme, while the New Ones have a jauntier theme in 4/4 time.
The three musical works of the Cosmicomics Trilogy were written for the 2024 IDRS International Conference in Flagstaff, AZ, and premiered by the composer at the piano, with Dr. William Aikens, oboe, and Dr. Jeffrey McCray, bassoon.
AVAILABLE NOW FROM TREVCO MUSIC
Italo Calvino was one of Italy’s great authors. I have always been drawn to his whimsical, colorful writing. For this musical work, alongside “The Aquatic Uncle” and “The Origin of Birds,” I was inspired by his collection of stories, Cosmicomics. His stories follow characters through times of major change in the universe.
For “Dinosaurs”, the story takes place as our main character, a dinosaur, longs for the time when Dinosaurs reigned supreme all over the world. The New Ones don’t understand the glory of those days. They don’t even recognize him as a dinosaur. He joins their herd for a while, helping them with his enormous strength, but never being fully accepted. Eventually he sees the Dinosaurs’ influence on the present day, and finds some peace. The dinosaurs are represented by an angular 7/8 theme, while the New Ones have a jauntier theme in 4/4 time.
The three musical works of the Cosmicomics Trilogy were written for the 2024 IDRS International Conference in Flagstaff, AZ, and premiered by the composer at the piano, with Dr. William Aikens, oboe, and Dr. Jeffrey McCray, bassoon.