Folksongs 民歌

Duration:

[11'29"]

Instrumentation:

 for Solo Cello

Premiere:

Regina Mushabac, cello (2010 performance)

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Commissioned:

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Commissioned by Bank of America Gallery for cellist Hugh Livingstone

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Folk Songs employs a sequence of pitches derived from the irrational, repeating series produced by dividing three by seven. This tonal framework is layered over a synthesis of traditional Chinese melodies drawn from various regions, transformed until only fragmentary echoes of the originals remain.

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