Un eco di soffio

Un eco di soffio

Un eco di soffio

two cellos

two cellos

Terraced pale stone landscape under a cloudy sky, with angular paths and exposed rock surfaces.

Year

2019

Duration

20 min

Category

Chamber

Two cellists form a single meta-instrument in which tremolo, bariolage, glissando and guided improvisation reveal fragile echoes of air within bow friction.

Two cellists form a single meta-instrument in which tremolo, bariolage, glissando and guided improvisation reveal fragile echoes of air within bow friction.

Two cellists form a single meta-instrument in which tremolo, bariolage, glissando and guided improvisation reveal fragile echoes of air within bow friction.

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MOVEMENT II · EXCERPT · 2019

Programme Note

Un eco di soffio extracts an “echo of breath” from three deeply idiomatic cello techniques: tremolo, bariolage and glissando. Approached at the threshold between air and pitched sound, these gestures reveal shifting states of friction, harmonic colour and noise.

The two cellists are conceived as a single meta-friction instrument rather than as soloist and accompaniment. Echoes, canons, guided improvisation and extreme softness make each action dependent on attentive listening; repetition never reproduces exactly the same timbre, allowing fragility and porosity to shape the form.

From the Score

Tremolo and friction at the threshold of breath
Bariolage, glissando and shifting harmonic colour
Guided improvisation and fragile resonance

Score

Published by BabelScores.

Gallery

Two cellists performing on stage, with music stands and microphones positioned around the instruments.
Two cellists performing on stage, with music stands and microphones positioned around the instruments.

Two-cellist performance

Black-and-white portrait of a cellist seated beside his cello.
Black-and-white portrait of a cellist seated beside his cello.

Rohan de Saram - Photo portrait with cello

Black-and-white close-up portrait of a cellist beside the scroll and neck of his instrument.
Black-and-white close-up portrait of a cellist beside the scroll and neck of his instrument.

Claudio Pasceri - Photo portrait with cello