Contemplations (For Solo Violin)
Duration: 10'
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Please note: whilst this piece contains four movements, they can be performed individually, or as a complete set.
Movements:
I - Prelude
II - Gigue
III - Nocturne
IV - Postlude
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Programme Note:
Contemplations is a set of miniatures that seeks to explore the wide variety of tonal, and timbral, colours available on the violin. When approaching this seemingly daunting idiom, given it’s existing rich repertoire, I wanted to draw inspiration from the lineage of baroque suites, or partitas, in order to explore (and combine with) the Welsh-folk music of my heritage. Over the course of the four movements entitled: Prelude, Gigue, Nocturne & Postlude, I wanted to combine the rich singing quality of the violin with the broad range of colour and timbral intricacies decorate melodic lines. Whilst a prelude and postlude book-end this personal work, the four movements share the same thematic material of the minor third interval, highlighting my ambition to create large scale structures from small-scale motifs.
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This piece is dedicated to the solo violinist, Fenella Humphreys, who premiered the work in 2023
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Recording coming soon.
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