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The Woman Where We Are Living

by Robert Maggio

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Die englischen Stimmen 02:45
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Die englischen Stimmen Ermuntern die Sinnen Daß alles für Freuden erwacht.
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The reactions of the pupils to light 01:53
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The reactions of the pupils to light and accommodation are instantaneous. Tongue has normal mobility, dry, yellow-red-brown. No disturbance in speech articulation. She frequently interrupts herself in the articulation of words during the interview (as if she did not know whether she had said something correctly or not). She has dentures. No facial nerve differences. Muscular strength: at the left side considerably reduced compared with the right side. Patellar reflex normal. Radial reflex is slightly (but not relevantly) rigid. Cardiac ictus is not felt. Cardiac obtusity not enlarged. The second pulmonary and aortic tones are not accentuated. She suddenly says, Just now, a child called. Is he there?
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Wei heißen Sie? 02:31
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Wie heißen Sie? Auguste. Familiename? Auguste. Wie heißt Ihr Mann? Auguste, I think. Ihr Mann? Ah, my husband. Sind Sie verheiratet? To Auguste. Frau Deter? Yes, yes, Auguste Deter Wie alt sind sie? Fifty one. Wo wohnen Sie? Oh, have you been to our place?
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When she was brought from the isolation room (I will not be cut) 02:49
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When she was brought from the isolation room to the bed she became agitated, screamed, was non- cooperative; showed great fear and repeated I will not be cut. I do not cut myself.
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Wo wohnen Sie? 02:47
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Wo wohnen Sie? I can tell you, I must wait a bit. Was habe Ich bitten Sie nur? Well, this is Frankfurt am Main. Auf welcher Straße wohnen Sie? Waldemarstreet, not, no… Wann haben Sie geheiratet? I don’t know at present. The woman lives on the same floor. Welche Frau? The woman where we are living.
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When the doctor enters the room (make yourself comfortable) 03:28
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When the doctor enters the room she tells him to stay away; other times she greets him as if he were a dear guest. Make yourself comfortable, until now I haven’t had time.
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Welche Frau? 02:37
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Welche Frau? Wann haben Sie geheiratet? Auf welcher Straße wohnen Sie? Was habe Ich bitten Sie nur? Wo wohnen Sie? Wie alt sind sie? Wie heißt Ihr Mann?
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She acts as if she were blind (myself in order) 03:56
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She acts as if she were blind touching the other patients on their faces and when asked what she is doing, replies I must put myself in order.
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When she died, she was examined (here and everywhere, here and now) 08:44
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When she died, she was examined by two of Alzheimer’s colleagues, who recorded the death in her medical file as follows: During the morning exitus letalis; cause of death: septicaemia due to decubitus; anatomical diagnosis: moderate hydrocephalus (external internal); cerebral atrophy; arteriosclerosis of the small cerebral blood vessels; pneumonia of both inferior lobes; nephritis. Wo sind Sie jetz? Here and evserywhere, here and now… Wo sind Sie in diesem Moment? This is where I will live. Here and everywhere, here and now

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THE WOMAN WHERE WE ARE LIVING
music by Robert Maggio
text by Alois Alzheimer

live performance: June 28, 2014
performed by The Crossing
with Elizabeth Steiner, harp
Donald Nally, conductor

"The Woman Where We Are Living" was commissioned by
The Crossing (Donald Nally, artistic director)

released 26 July 2014

recorded live, mixed and engineered by Paul Vazquez

THE CROSSING - www.crossingchoir.com

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About THE WOMAN WHERE WE ARE LIVING

On November 25th, 1901, a 51-year-old woman named Auguste Deter was admitted to the Hospital for the Mentally Ill and Epileptics in Frankfurt, and was examined by German physician Alois Alzheimer. Deter’s initial symptoms included impaired memory, aphasia, disorientation and psychosocial incompetence. Her condition gradually worsened, and she started losing other cognitive functions and experiencing hallucinations. Because of her age, Deter was diagnosed with presenile dementia; today, the diagnosis would be early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease. Deter died in April 1906, aged 55.
 
The text of The Woman Where We Are Living is excerpted from Alzheimer’s journal entries in which he chronicles his observations of and conversations with Deter. The music explores the fluctuating states of Deter’s deteriorating mind. Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 premiered the same day Alzheimer and Deter first met. Its theme of spiritual transformation and meditation on the journey toward innocence serve as a point of departure for this score. The Woman Where We Are Living begins with a quotation from the final moments of Mahler’s Fourth:
the voice of a child describing a pastoral vision of Heaven.
 
The reverberant acoustics of the Icebox at the Crane Arts Center provide an ideal setting for a dramatic examination of the transformation of memory, identity and space; just like the mind of Deter, the physical space of the Icebox, once an enormous concrete-block walk-in freezer, no longer functions as it used to – it has transformed into something new, a place in which we collaborate, create anew, and reflect on the past.
 
The Woman Where We Are Living is dedicated to my mother.

—Robert Maggio

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released July 26, 2014

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Robert Maggio Lambertville, New Jersey

Passionate, versatile, and engaging, composer Robert Maggio embraces the collaborative and communicative act of making music. Maggio is equally comfortable composing for a string quartet, chorus, wind ensemble or an orchestra, as he is collaborating on a new musical, a modern ballet, or songs and incidental music for a play. He lives in Lambertville, NJ. ... more

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