Score & Part
Traces : sonata for violoncello and piano No. 1 / Connor D'Netto.
Library shelf no. 787.4/DNE 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
When asked to write new works by each the cellist David Freisberg
and pianist Samuel Mitchell, I sought to combine the two. The
result is equally a sonata for piano and violoncello as it is a
sonata for violoncello and piano.
Opening out of hammering chords and grooving rhythms, the first
movement falls into motoric textures., building in momentum
before suddenly dissipating into an impressionistic wash.
The second movement opens with sparse cello textures, reminiscent
of previous ideas. As this suspends above, brooding piano builds
below. The parts collide, developing towards the heart of the
work - lush, lyrical, elegiac.
A coda of sorts brings the drive of the first movement together
with the soul of the second, before breaking apart and descending
into traces of the music it was.
Work Details
Year: 2015
Instrumentation: Cello, piano.
Duration: 15 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Written for: David Freisberg, Samuel Mitchell
First performance: by David Freisberg, Samuel Mitchell — 30 Oct 15. Argo presents: LIGHT PLAY, University of Queensland Art Museum
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Sonatas
Performances of this work
27 Jul 2019: at AFCM: Governor's Gala - Traces and Transformations (Townsville Civic Theatre). Featuring Timo-Veikko Valve, Kathryn Stott.
30 Oct 15: Argo presents: LIGHT PLAY, University of Queensland Art Museum. Featuring David Freisberg, Samuel Mitchell.
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