Saariaho-Petals 0.0 / 5 ? MusicSet WorksA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: Hannah.SpencerCreated on: 15-04-21 14:27 Introduction Written in 1988 by Kaija Saariaho Born in Finland in 1952 1982-moved to Paris to study at ICRAM (Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/music) Studied spectral music-focus on timbre and texture Murail-"Control to the finest possible degree" Influenced by Murail, Webern and Grisey Follow-on piece from Nymphea (1987) Influenced by Claude Monet painting (Waterlillies) Cellist was Anssi Kartunnen 1 of 7 Wider Listening New Gates for flute, viola and harp-Saariaho high tessitura added bow pressure sul ponticello Different Trains (1988)-Steve Reich syncopation harmoniser vocal recordings Black Angels (1970)-George Crumb high tessitura tremolo groupings of 7 Cello Concerto (1970)-Lutoslavski ornamentation pitch bends pitches with no nite heads increase and reduction of bow pressure 2 of 7 Instrumentation Four layers of sounds: Reverb and harmonisers (Electronic) and acoustic and ambient (Natural) Traditional cello uses sul ponticello/tasto, added/reduced bow pressure micro intervals, trills and glissandos reverb times are set at 2.5 seconds increasing to 15 seconds in stave 21 and 30 seconds at the end harmoniser is set at a quarter-tone 3 of 7 Texture monophonic (stave 10) two-part writing (stave 17) layers are built upon with sustained notes four layers of sound 4 of 7 Rhythm and Metre sustained notes irregular groupings i.e. dectuplets, septuplets and quintuplets quaver movement syncopation 5 of 7 Melody No specific melody use of microtones intervals of a Maj 7th (stave 10) and aug 4th (stave 12) ornamentation descending figures 6 of 7 Structure one continuous movement separated into two sections that differentiate rhythmically 7 of 7
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