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Petals
The study of new directions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the context of "Petals For Cello Solo And Optional Electronics"? (Who-What-Where-How-Why-When) | WHO: Kaija Saariaho WHAT: Spectral Soundscape WHERE: Bremen HOW: Solo cello, reverb and harmonizer WHY: Exploration of sonic range and new timbres WHEN: 1988 |
| Describe the melody of "Petals For Cello Solo And Optional Electronics" [4] | Chromatic scale like passages overlapping beats (stave 4 to stave 7) Upwards idea developed sequentially (stave 10) Falling modal/ scalic idea (stave 10.9 to stave 11.6) Beginning and concluding on low C (stave 17 to stave 27) |
| Describe the harmony of "Petals For Cello Solo And Optional Electronics" [4] | Rich series of overtones above the notated F (stave 1) Sounds generated in gestures vary throughout Simultaneous timbres or horizontal harmony (stave 17 to stave 27) Largely absent all in all |
| Describe the tonality of "Petals For Cello Solo And Optional Electronics" [3] | Repeated low C (stave 17 to stave 27) Certain dyads (stave 9, stave 16) Largely atonal throughout |
| Describe the rhythm of "Petals For Cello Solo And Optional Electronics" [5] | Notated tempo are slow Lento sections have no pulse Dectuplets (stave 4 to stave 7) Syncopations within septuplets/quintuplets interrupted by pauses (stave 10 to stave 13) Grace notes (stave 21, stave 22) |
| Describe the texture of "Petals For Cello Solo And Optional Electronics" [4] | Ambiguous monophony from F to G (stave 1 to stave 3) Straightforward monophony (stave 4 to stave 7) Two part textures (section 3, section 5, section 7) Pedal or drone textures (section 3, section 5) |
| Describe the electronics of "Petals For Cello Solo And Optional Electronics" [4] | Dynamic hairpins Reverberation max 50% Harmonization max 50% Amplification |
| Describe the instrumentation of "Petals For Cello Solo And Optional Electronics" [4] | Glissandi (stave 17 to stave 30) |
| Wider Listening: "Book Of Mirrors" from "Platonic ID" by Rozalie Hirs [6] | Melody: Trill motifs are common Timbre: Pizzicato and scratching chimes Dynamics: Varied with swelling crescendos Rhythm: Mixture of quick and slow movements Texture: Sudden pauses with changes Sonority: Woodwind, strings and offset tuba |
| Wider Listening: "Movement Two" from "String Quartet Number Three" by Brain Ferneyhough [6] | Melody: Variations in pitch Timbre: Scratches on lower pitches Dynamics: Consistent sudden changes Rhythm: Obstacle course of rapid tuplets Texture: Additive throughout from monophony Sonority: String harmonics with and without mutes |
| Wider Listening: "Dry Mountain Stream" from "Six Japanese Gardens For Percussion" by Kaija Saariaho [6] | Melody: Unpitched conjunct motion Timbre: Cowbell like raindrop sounds Dynamics: Predominantly bold Rhythm: Ongoing quavers Texture: Sizzling dense timpani Sonority: Tam tam begins the groove |
| Wider Listening: "Cello Solo" from "Lumiere Lent" by Michael Seltenreich [6] | Melody: Progression down to a low F Timbre: Tremolo widens ambience Dynamics: Frequent occurrences of crescendos and diminuendos Rhythm: Few sustained sections Texture: Dyads near the end Sonority: Fast bowing followed by pizzicato ending |
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