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Score
Humorous : for bass violin and cello / Katherine Rawlings.
Library shelf no. 785.712/RAW 3 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
When writing this piece I was
interested in exploring how humour, joy, silliness and fun could
be conveyed through music. I played around with the use of: a
moderately fast tempo; exaggerated expression; frequent changes
in dynamics, tempo and metric pulse; staccato and pizzicato
articulation; and lots of ornamentation using slow and fast
glissandos, harmonics, grace notes, trills and variation in
vibrato. The piece is largely comprised of several different
variations on similar tonal motives. Humorous was originally
composed for cello duo and later arranged for viola and cello and
then bass violin and cello.
Work Details
Year: 2010, this version: 2018
Instrumentation: Bass violin, cello.
Duration: 5 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — AMEB Grade 7 and above
Due to the music's rhythmic complexity, performers may prefer to perform from the score. Parts have been created for practice/performance purposes.
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc associated with this work:
Tonal, Playful, Joyful, Fun,
Due to the music's rhythmic complexity, performers may prefer to perform from the score. Parts have been created for practice/performance purposes.
The original version of the piece, titled Omoshiroi, was written for and first performed by Alister Baker and Chien-Hsju Ong live on 3MBS FM (community radio station, Victoria, Australia), 9th November 2010.
Performances of this work
18 Aug 2018: at Linus Ensemble (St Linus Church (Coburg North)). Featuring Karina Di Sisto, Marianne Rotschild.
22 Jul 2018: at Winter in Melbourne (St Mark's Anglican Church (Templestowe)). Featuring Karina Di Sisto, Marianne Rothschild.
21 Jul 2018: at Saturday Afternoon Concert Series (Diamond Creek Uniting Church). Featuring Linus Ensemble.
9 Nov 10: 3MBS FM, Melbourne. Featuring Alister Baker, Chien-Hsiu Ong.
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