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Send in the Clowns

from My Kingdom As Great by Unwoman

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Every once in a while, maybe a few times a year, I get completely obsessed with a song. I was working on a score project for someone else that involves me working with thoroughly obscured rendering of Sarah Vaughan's *amazing* performance of the song, and I couldn't stop thinking about it. I watched every version on Youtube, even watching an entire production of A Little Night Music (which is, tbh, not a great musical, but I still love this song.) I wonder if part of the reason this song resonated so hard is that the character is an actress, as is the character of my songs The Heroine and In Pinks and Golds -- in fact this would work perfectly if each song is, roughly, for a decade of our heroine's life. One reason I wasn't immediately into recording it now is, there are so few roles for older women, I kiiiinda wanted to save it till I was at least 45. Maybe I'll redo it in ten years with more gravitas.

Recording this was a special kind of challenge, as I wanted it to flow without a rigid tempo, and I'm layering 2-5 cello tracks here, then adding vocals (changing the timing of already-recorded cello as seems necessary.) But I kept it rather minimal, I don't think it needs a ton of frills.

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from My Kingdom As Great, track released April 27, 2016
Written by Stephen Sondheim

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Unwoman San Francisco

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Unwoman is a self-produced cellist-singer-songwriter. Layered with skillful cello, rich vocals, and electronically arranged beats, her solo music is a futuristic homage to her classical training. Unwoman has been featured at steampunk, goth, and sci-fi-related events all over North America and has collaborated with many notable acts. ... more

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