Soliloquy for Violoncello No. 12

This is my 12th soliloquy for vioncello. I composed it in response to Monarcheon's "Solo Cello Writing Challenge". It was inspired by the following respectively: 1) Learning about the challenge 2) Hearing  distant, barely audible, dream-like notes of music probably from the radio of a car that I heard late at night 3) A more personal inspiration.

Here is the link to my previous soliloquy for violoncello:

http://www.youngcomposers.com/archive/music/listen/7696/soliloquy-for-violoncello-no-11/

Edit: There was an error in the opus number of the piece. I corrected it just now (March 6, 2017, 4:25GMT). So if anyone downloaded the previous score, please disregard it and download the current one.

Edited March 6, 20179 yr by luderart

Hi luderart,
In an attempt to focus more on the site and innovations, I'm going to suspend the writing challenge.
However, I will keep my promise and review this piece as well as post a recording of it later for you.
It's a very nice sounding piece, but quite safe. It all stays within the confines of a pretty lower range and doesn't develop into the higher up. Which would be fine, I just would have liked something a little more complex if it were to stay in that range as a sort of rhythmic or timbral development.
On the whole, bowing use is pretty good with nice jumps and tonal fluidity.
I'll have something for you in the next week or so, hopefully.

Hi Monarcheon,

Sorry to hear that you are suspending the challenge, but I am happy that you will post a recording of my piece! Thanks for the review. I agree with most of your points. I look forward to your recording.

yes.mp3

Here we go!

Hello Monarcheon,

Thanks a lot for your performance. I enjoyed it a lot as well as liked your interpretation of the piece. Such a live recording raises the piece to a whole new level for me, infusing it with feeling and meaning. As regards constructive feedback, perhaps you have taken bars 25-26 a little fast, and the second half of bar 17 more like staccato than detache.

7 minutes ago, luderart said:

perhaps you have taken bars 25-26 a little fast

I saw the contour of the line and treated it as kind of a rhythmic and tonal cascade. Hopefully didn't throw you off too much!

8 minutes ago, luderart said:

and the second half of bar 17 more like staccato than detache.

Hm... perhaps marking it with legato or pseudo markings would make that a bit more clear. When I see that, I have the mindset of making as big a change to highlight the difference.

Beautiful!

Very joyful!

Nice playing @Monarcheon

Well done!