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Mason: Sardinian SongbookComposer: Christian Mason (1984 ) Instrumentation: String Quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello) Work: Sardinian Songbook Binding: Folder ISMN: 9790004185711 Size: 9. 1 x 12. 0 inches Pages: 54 Look Inside! PDF Preview Description World premiere: Sheffield UK, Firth Hall, April 14, 2018 Commissioned by Ligeti Quartet I fell in love with the remarkable singing of the Tenors di Bitti on hearing their recordings as a student. Their uniquely intense
- Composer: Christian Mason (1984-)
- Instrumentation: String Quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello)
- Work: Sardinian Songbook
- ISMN:
- Size: 9.1 x 12.0 inches
- Pages: 54
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World premiere: Sheffield/UK, Firth Hall, April 14, 2018
Commissioned by Ligeti Quartet
I fell in love with the remarkable singing of the Tenors di Bitti on hearing their recordings as a student. Their uniquely intense vocal timbre, their harmony, which seemed pure and rough at once, and the sense that this music was, at root, not so much about performance as simply being together in the world, in a community of spirit. At the time, I had no intention of using this music to my own creative ends, but now, here we are: Sardinian Songbook is the second in a cycle of works for the Ligeti Quartet, all based on transcriptions of music from different throat-singing traditions. Like string quartets, the tenores usually sing in groups of four voices, but being free from instruments they stand very close together enabling the resonances of their voices to blend and interact in a special way. The quartet, of course, can only sit so close before their bows clash, so I have chosen instead to reflect this physical closeness inversely, by getting the players to stand increasingly far from one another as the piece progresses. in so doing, the initial state of sonic blend gives way to hocketing lines, opening up the sense of space.
Christian Mason, 2018
The four movements may be played separately or as a collection. If played together the following order should be observed (see table of contents).
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