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Anecdote - a metamusical scene for flute by Zoltan Paulinyi (June 2004). A show-piece recorded in June 2008 by Antônio Carrasqueira in Brazil.

Program note:

"We find three old friends in a humble pub.
The first is a "carioca". He knows many women from the neighbourhood, but his real passion is a young girl from the high society, making their love impossible.
The second is a north-east immigrant who wanted to escape from the harshness of his land, but has only found the urban barrenness. Thus he became sensitive to remembrances of nature and birds, particularly the song his wife used to sing while working.
The third is a "mineiro" pretending to be good-humored, but eventually the drink reveals his deep grief for a despised love."

Piece in 3 movements (14 pages) taking about 15 minutes to perform it. Suitable for printing in folio sized paper (21.6 x 33 cm), may be easely scaled to A4 (21 x 29.7 cm).

Instructions in Portuguese are fully translated into English:

Pg. 1: "No palco, temos um alto banco de boteco…"
On stage, there is a high pub bench, a mug over a little table and a closed bottle of beer (in case of sponsorship, there may be a label on the bottle!). Flute player comes in reading the current newspapers and goes absent-minded to the table. Player notices the audience and gets embarrassed; he puts the newspapers clumsily over the table and starts playing, stood up.

"Uma outra opção: cortina se abre…"
Another option: curtain opens (or lights on) with the flute player already sat down reading the newspapers. Player notices the audience and gets embarrassed; he stands up, puts the newspapers clumsily over the table and starts playing.

Pg. 3: "Flautista abre a garrafa, enche o copo, mas decide não prová-lo ainda. Continua a tocar."
Flutist opens the bottle, fills the mug but decides not to taste it yet. He continues playing.

II mov.: "Flautista bebe um pouco da cerveja…"
Flutist drinks a little. In case he likes, he may offer it to the audience; otherwise, shows an ugly face. He sits down in another position, in profile. Go on playing.

"Os glissandi são no bocal, não cromáticos"
The glissandi are at the mouthpiece, not chromaticaly.

"Livremente" = freely.

"Como no pífano" = as in the pífano.

"Recolocar a estande na posição normal de concerto"
Put the music stand back to the original concert place.

III mov.: "Colocar um chapéu de palha ou de fazenda que estava…"
Put a straw or farm hat which was under the table (hidden, if possible). Still sat, player starts marking the rhythm, remembering the music.

"Procurar, estabanadamente, a partitura sobre a mesinha."
Carelessly search the score over the table.

"Limpar e colocar na estante a partitura encontrada debaixo da garrafa."
Clean and put on stand the score found under the bottle.

"SORRIR e continuar!"
SMILE and continue!

"Ficar de pé e continuar tocando na flauta."
Stand up and continue playing on the flute.

pg. 8: "Fechar a partitura e jogá-la na mesa, impacientemente…"
Close the score and throw it over the table. Play the following by memory.

pg. 9: "Se o intérprete não puder decorar os últimos compassos…"
In case the performer cannot play by memory, he may paste this last page on the music stand!

"FIM: apagam-se as luzes".
The END: lights off.
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In Portuguese:

ANEDOTA (2004) - cena metamusical para flauta em 3 movimentos, 14 páginas. Duração aproximada de 15 minutos. Peça estreada por Davi Abreu, selecionada para a Bienal de 2005 e executada pelo Antônio Carrasqueira na Sala Cecília Meireles, que gravou a música em junho de 2008 para lançamento em CD.

Pronto para impressão em papel tamanho ofício (21,6 X 33 cm), facilmente escalável para tamanho A4 (21 X 29,7 cm).

Nota de programa:

"Em um boteco velho e pé-sujo encontram-se três amigos boêmios.
O primeiro, descobrimos que é carioca; amigo de várias mulheres do morro, mas cuja verdadeira paixão está numa jovem de posição social mais elevada, o que torna o amor impossível.
O segundo é um imigrante nordestino que almejou escapar da dureza de sua terra, mas encontrou apenas a aridez urbana. Isto o tornou sensível às lembranças da natureza e dos pássaros, e da cantiga que sua mulher entoava para trabalhar.
O terceiro é o mineiro, aparentemente bem-humorado, mas a bebida revela, afinal, sua profunda mágoa por um amor não correspondido."