Fantasy for Cello and Clarinet in E Flat Minor, Opus 8

Hmm. My bad. But, if you are Portuguese/Brazilian, then I think it's great that you are choosing to title your piece in that language. I kind of get offended when people use the Italian language when they aren't Italian, because I'm Italian-American, and I don't write in Italian, but that's a long personal story about culture theft that I won't get into right now haha. Anyways, the cello has four strings. C, G, D, and A. Each string can only play notes higher than iit, and itself. The C can play a Db, The G can play a Bb, and so on. But The D can't play a Db. And It is extremely difficult to change three of the strings' notes at once, which you did in a number of instances. Usually, when playing more than 2 notes on a stringed instrument, a composer will incorporate open strings into the chord. And it should be advised that only two strings can be sustained together. Three cannot. You would have to sound the bottom not, then sustain the top two, or sound the bottom two, then sound the top two, and so on.

Originally Posted by oboehazzard

Hmm. My bad. But, if you are Portuguese/Brazilian, then I think it's great that you are choosing to title your piece in that language. I kind of get offended when people use the Italian language when they aren't Italian, because I'm Italian-American, and I don't write in Italian, but that's a long personal story about culture theft that I won't get into right now haha. Anyways, the cello has four strings. C, G, D, and A. Each string can only play notes higher than iit, and itself. The C can play a Db, The G can play a Bb, and so on. But The D can't play a Db. And It is extremely difficult to change three of the strings' notes at once, which you did in a number of instances. Usually, when playing more than 2 notes on a stringed instrument, a composer will incorporate open strings into the chord. And it should be advised that only two strings can be sustained together. Three cannot. You would have to sound the bottom not, then sustain the top two, or sound the bottom two, then sound the top two, and so on.

Brazilian? Nope, he's Franco-Portuguese. Or is it Luso-French?

Either one works, but I was born in Portugal.

Anyway, manossq, sorry. Now I've uploaded the score correctly.

Originally Posted by oboehazzard

Hmm. My bad. But, if you are Portuguese/Brazilian, then I think it's great that you are choosing to title your piece in that language. I kind of get offended when people use the Italian language when they aren't Italian, because I'm Italian-American, and I don't write in Italian, but that's a long personal story about culture theft that I won't get into right now haha. Anyways, the cello has four strings. C, G, D, and A. Each string can only play notes higher than iit, and itself. The C can play a Db, The G can play a Bb, and so on. But The D can't play a Db. And It is extremely difficult to change three of the strings' notes at once, which you did in a number of instances. Usually, when playing more than 2 notes on a stringed instrument, a composer will incorporate open strings into the chord. And it should be advised that only two strings can be sustained together. Three cannot. You would have to sound the bottom not, then sustain the top two, or sound the bottom two, then sound the top two, and so on.

Ohhhh... Only two strings to be sustained, thanks for that one. ^^
I'll rewrite the chords as soon as I am able to.

Most of the double stops are playable...not all are easy, but definitely only some of them are impossible (m. 48, for example).

That one is impossible because the fingers are too far apart, correct?

Here:


http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/6...ingexamdp9.jpg

Exactly, unless you're Cthulhu or something with tentacles instead of fingers.



I bet your cellist isn't.

Then five half-tones is always the maximum distance?

Depends on the anatomy of the player and the position on the violoncello. On the first position you would need a giant. I wouldn't call it a 'safe' distance always, for all players. Check with your local cellist!

If I had one.

You can always ask here. PM me, if need arises.