Noah Brode Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Hello. I'm writing a minimalist-inspired piece in which each of the instruments of the string quartet repeats a figure while passing through the harmonic progression. I'm pretty confident in the "playability" of the upper string parts. However, I'm wondering whether 1) it would be possible for an intermediate-level cellist to play this figure in a single stroke, and 2) whether it would be tiring for a cellist to repeat this figure over and over, bar by bar (among different chords) over the course of a 2- to 3-minute piece with minimal / no breaks. Example is in a PNG file, attached. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aMusicComposer Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 It's definitely playable. Because I'm not a cellist, I can't tell you how tiring it will be over long periods. It will be more difficult than the upper strings because the hand stretch is bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monarcheon Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 How fast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Brode Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) @Monarcheon ah should've mentioned tempo. Allegro, about 130 bpm @aMusicComposer -- Thanks! Edited January 26, 2020 by Noah Brode Tags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monarcheon Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Yeah, then absolutely fine, though I'm not sure if they'll like you all that much, Jenkins 2.0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Brode Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Haha, I put in a contrasting B section with dotted-half note pizzicatos in an attempt to make them hate me less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Yes, they'd use the G and D strings which, open, wouldn't ring as they'd be stopped for the B and higher G. All "first position". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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