World Enigma 2, version for solo viola - Viola Solo - Digital Sheet Music

Details

Instruments: Viola Solo
Genres: Contemporary; 21st Century
Series: ArrangeMe
ArrangeMe: johnolivermusic
Formats: Part
Item Types: Digital
Levels: Late Intermediate
Usages: School and Community

Description

Viola Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.965619

Composed by John Oliver. Contemporary. Individual part. 7 pages. Johnolivermusic #5765647. Published by johnolivermusic (A0.965619).

In 2014 I created a piece called World Enigma 1 for the Chinese two-string

fiddle, the erhu, and piano, in which I create a simple music using mainly the

five traditional notes of most Chinese music. I created an ambiguous music that

enigmatically straddles cultures. I added the "1" to the title because I could

see that more of these would come. And so now comes the solo cello piece, the

second in the series.

In World Enigma 2, the enigma is the resonance of the cello (or viola) itself,

specifically, the strong first four overtones of the lower strings. This set of

notes becomes the material for the piece itself. When notes go in fast

succession, we focus on the movement; when notes change more slowly, we hear

their timbral structure. These two observations govern the evolution of the

piece. The additive structure of the first half of the piece presents the

listener with the same material repeated, with new material added at the end of

each repetition; the cycle point arrives each time with a little surprise, as

the first two notes of the piece are at once an opening and closing gesture.

Long tones are, by themselves, almost devoid of culture; the faster music

becomes, the more associations the listener may build to their cultural

knowledge. The second enigma, or perhaps surprise, is the apparition of the Bach Suite quote.

Thanks to my dear friend Rick Carswell for commissioning this music.

I hope you enjoy this enigma.

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