Simon Christensen Ostinato (2019)
for cello, zither, live-electronics Dur. c. 9′
Written for Mono Duo
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Ostinato (2019)
for cello, zither, live-electronics
Dur. c. 9′
O D Y I
PERFORMANCE NOTES
Zither - Electronics
Ostinato is written for Mono Duo and requires besides the instruments a laptop, Max, 3 amps and a Freqbox from Moog. The cello is amplified and send through the Freqbox and distributed further on to the three amps.
OSTINATO is written for Mono Duo and requires besides the instruments a laptop, Max, 3 amps and a Freqbox from Moog.
The cello is amplified and send through the Freqbox and distributed further on to the three amps.
Zither
The musicians play with click track in order to sync with the rhythmic oriented distribution of the Freqbox signal. The Zither is heavily amplified through a chain of effects and an amplifier designed for the amplification of acoustic instruments.
Zither
Cello - Zither - Electronics & ? ? Cello Zither
The musicians play with click track in order to sync with the rhythmic oriented distribution of the Freqbox signal.
Cello
Cello
Tuning:
? ? Cello
G - Chord A - Chord F - Chord C - Chord
CELLO SOLO is written for Peter Morrison.
The Zither is heavily amplified through a chain of effects and an amplifier designed for the amplification of acoustic instruments.
Tuning:
Tuning:
The cello is notated transposed, so all notated harmonics are natural from the 1st (open string) to the 7th
S.P.: Senza Pressione
The cello is notated transposed:
M.P.: Molto Pressione
Pitches played on sul IV, sounds an eight-tone lower.
The cello is notated transposed, so all notated harmonics are natural from the 1st (open string) to the 7th.
Pitches played on sul II, sounds a halftone and an quartertone lower.
Flautando: fast bowing, very little bow pressure and sul tasto alto.
S.P.: Senza Pressione
Pitches played on sul III and sul I, sounds as written.
Bow-tremolo: Keep the bow on the string and move your elbow up and down according to the notated rhythm.
M.P.: Molto Pressione
Flautando: fast bowing, very little bow pressure and sul tasto alto.
The piece could be performed with bow-tremolo ad lib.
Bow-tremolo: Keep the bow on the string and move your elbow up and down according to the notated rhythm.
Cello - Zither - Electronics
Zither
Bow-tremolo: Keep the bow on the string and move your elbow up and down thereby creating amplitude fluctuation.
Zither
Tuning:
Tuning:
on the fingerboard with the finger. (Behind the fingered pitch)
the fingerboard with the finger. (Behind the fingered pitch)
Duration: approx. 1’33 & ? ? Cello
Duration: approx. 9’ OSTINATO