Elizabeth Gartman

ebtw: 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘬𝘦𝘺𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 –

eg: intentional, dramatic, rhythmic, driving, intimate, absurd, relevant, building, listening, sung

ebtw: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴? 𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵? –

eg: With works which include text, the title of a piece is generated from the writer. In works without text, I create a title based on extra-musical relevance.

ebtw: 𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴, 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦?

As each piece of music evolves, so do my notes and records. For a work to be "complete," it will have gone through several drafts and edits, as well as rehearsals and workshops. (This is especially true for pieces involving text and/or dramaturgy, like opera and ballet.) I view my pieces as living snapshots at various moments of my and the performers' lives. It's not uncommon that a piece will undergo changes weeks, months, or, recently, years after the premiere. I edit based on my performers' needs, keeping in mind my own needs as a listener.