Perpetual Happiness
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Score title
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Perpetual Happiness
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Composer
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Eve Beglarian
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Program note
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"'Perpetual Happiness' is a reworking of the opening duet from 'Passion,' sung by two lovers who will not end up staying together. I am fascinated at how Sondheim has written a perfectly realized romantic duet while simultaneously undercutting the permanence of that love, embodying both the devotion and the falsity in the relationship. I used nothing but the notes of the original piano/vocal, arrayed as a virtuoso 'moto perpetuo' for Tony as a way of exploring and illuminating how the musical materials of the original create their subtle commentary on the illusions of superficial romantic love."
Eve Beglarian