work in progress - for review only, not for distribution
uploaded 18 December 2005
composed in May 2004
The start of a conversation is never simultaneous. Someone has to make the first move,
in this case, the cello. Action. Reaction. Momentum. Flow
In bar 14, the mood changes. The conversation shifts to a time long ago. The pace slows down.
The violin and the cello take turns having their say. One sings. The other accompanies. The violin's
tremulo from bar 20 to 25 is deliberate. This section is filled with longing and sadness until a series of
pizzicatos lift the melodious rapport into an argumentative one.
From bar 34, the two voices lose synchronization with each other, becoming increasingly dissonant
until an explosion in bar 41. The conversation ends, as it began, two voices apart.
Premiered by Miren Ceberio (violin) and Allard Hartkamp (cello) on 10 November 2004 in
Utrecht Conservatory Composers Concert, room K108.
PDF (512 kB, 3 pages) with markings of the violinist
MP3 file (3.1 MB, 2 min 43 sec) live recording of November 2004
Beginning of a fight? below.
A sad part --- below.
The end, below:
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