Saariaho Petals

which cellist was this written for

Anssi Karttunen

which of her operas won her a grammy

L’amour de loin

which piece is this a continuation of

1987 Nympheas

describe the melody (and specific intervals)

Often angular: maj 7th at stave 10, augmented 4th at stave 12 

WL for the melody

Stockhausen Gesang der jünglinge– avoids scalic or triadic shapes  

melody at staves 4-7

microtonal intervals beginning on G and gradually ascending to C

WL for melody at staves 4-7

Nympheas

sequential motif

ascending, leaps of aug 4ths, trills and modrents 

WL for sequential motif

retrograde version of a violin 2 passage in Nympheas

articulation creating a clear, bright, timbre

Harmonics in colouristic section

WL for articulation creating a clear, bright, timbre

Pres opens on a low Eb harmonic  

fingerboard movement

sul ponticello and sul tasto 

WL for fingerboard movement

Gerard Grisey Prologue for solo viola movement between SP and ST over <> phrases 

energetic sections articulation

accents, staccatos, tenuto and tremolo all in quick succession whilst melodic material stays similar 

WL for energetic section articulation

Krzysztof Penderecki, Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima

dynamic range

pppp to ffff

WL for dynamic range

Krzysztof Penderecki, Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima 

where are the microphones placed 

close to cello

WL for microphone placement

Près for solo cello and electronics

dynamic movement

quick ebb and flow

WL for dynamic movement

Stockhausen Gesang de junglinge < as vocal parts thicken 

texture staves 1-3

monophonic with trills, reverb and harmoniser layers

WL for stave 1-3 texture

Krzysztof Penderecki, Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima

texture at stave 11 and staves 14-16

double stopping

WL for texture at stave 11 and staves 14-16

Murail treize couleurs du soleil couchant violin and cello

texture during ascending passages

low c pedal 

WL for texture during ascending passages

Murail Desintegrations: pedal like effects through sustained notes

structure

colouristic and energetic sections changing every 3 staves

WL for alternating sections

Krzysztof Penderecki, Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima

structure at staves 17-27

poco impestuoso and faster (60) blending both types of section

WL for structure at staves 17-27

Stockhausen Gesang der junglinge

stave 23 feature

short motif of rising seconds over an octave and a gliss to reach middle C#

WL for stave 23

Pres repeated motif of an ascending 9th

what technique coincides with the harmoniser movement

bow pressure changes

WL for technique which coincides with the harmoniser

New Gates for flute, viola and harp – bow pressure fluctuations for the viola 

what does the harmoniser do

adds layers ¼ tone above and below the melody

WL for harmoniser and reverb

Jonathan Harvey Advaya harmoniser and reverb, commissioned by ICRAM

describe the reverb

set at 2.5s except stave 22 when it is 15s 

WL for making it take on new timbres

John Cage three dances for two prepared pianos use bolts and rubbers against the piano strings

tempo in colouristic sections

lento and sustained notes, each stave 20s

WL for tempo in colouristic sections

Krzysztof Penderecki, Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima sustained trill sections  

energetic sections tempo and rhythm

54-60 bpm and shorter notes e.g dectuplets

WL for energetic sections tempo and rhythm

New Gates for flute, viola and harp ascending quintuplet flute gestures 

groupings are

irregular

WL for groupings of notes

Berio sequenza for flute