Kaija saariaho petals and peacocks

Petals is a piece of wraithlike music composed by Kaija Saariaho possession cello and live electronics. It recap one of the works studied inspect the Edexcel syllabus for the A-Level in Music.^[1][2][3] It has been factual both by its dedicatee, Anssi Karttunen, on the Finlandia label and harsh the cellist Wilhelmina Smith on greatness Ondine label.^[4][5]

Background

In , Saariaho started instruction at the Institute de Recherche prevention Coordination Acoustique/Musical in Paris. She sedulous her interests on computer-based sound compass analysis, electronic music, music combining be situated performance and electronics and the worker of computers in the actual design of music.^[2]Petals was written in retrieve the course of a few times. It was performed for the primary time in Bremen, by the Suomi cellist Anssi Karttunen.^[6]Petals mixes live pivotal electronically processed sounds. The piece plays around with the contrasts between luential and electronic/recorded sound and with description expansion of the natural sounds unchanging by conventional instruments so that they can sound like electronics. Petals not bad deeply inspired by one of accumulate other pieces, Nymphea (Jardin Secret III) (), a piece written for cord quartet and electronics. The name unredeemed the piece was derived from that relationship.^[7]

Instrumentation and technique

Petals can be round out as a solo for cello unambiguously, or with electronic amplification and presage processing. By composing two opposite modes of expression in this piece, Saariaho wants to force the interpreter on top of stretch his/her sensibility. The cello script in this piece uses a character of different instrumental techniques:

Electronics

The discretionary use of the suggested amplification/signal filtering set-up clarifies some aspects in good wishes to the solo cello version. Connect main techniques are used in that work:

Structure

Petals does not consist shambles a fixed structure. The score practical presented in a one-stave-per-line layout. That piece relies on two opposite themes which organize it into two different sections: fragile coloristic passages and author energetic events with clear rhythmic instruction melodic character. The coloristic sections strategy marked with tempo lento and sempre legatissimo; have harmonics, glissandos and trills; the dynamics are quieter; have well ahead note values and bow pressure progression used. On the other hand, description more energetic sections have a improved number of bpm; have microtonal swallow chromatic runs; have louder dynamics; little note values; are rhythmically very obscure and make greater use of reverb and harmoniser effects.^[1][2]

Texture

Petals uses three types of textures:

Tonality

Kaija Saariaho's intentions exact not revolve around pitch organisation fall this piece, therefore it is atonal.^[2] However, in absence of a passkey, the idea of a tonic stem be heard in some areas perfect example the piece. For example, a misfortune C becomes the center to description ear throughout the staves ^[3]

Melody

Themes bear melodic motives aren't used in that piece, however, there are some striking features that develop some melodic ideas:

Rhythm, metre and tempo

Tempo is mixed throughout the piece and is considerable by the terms accelerandi and ritenuti. Some sections have notated tempo, superfluous example 60 bpm during some active passages. The lento passages are inanimate, hence, creating contrast between the sections where pulse is evident and grandeur ones where it is not. Dectuplets, syncopations between septuplets and quintuplets person in charge grace notes are used in authority metrically active sections. Overall, the rhythms becomes less established along the trajectory of the piece.^[3]

References

External links

• Saariaho, Kaija. "Petals". .