Adam Scott Neal
(2007)
page last updated Thu, 10 Sep 2009, 1:27pm PDT
Description
cello solo - moderate difficulty, aggressive in character
Keywords: cello, modernist, contemporary, atonal, notated
Duration: 7 minutes
# of Performers: 1
Materials / Instrumentation / Performers
cello
Files
tanka.pdf
Score / Notes
TANKA is similar to my earlier work THREE HAIKU, in that it uses a Japanese poetic form to
determine structure. The English form of tanka typically has 31 syllables distributed over five
lines in the pattern 5-7-5-7-7. The final two lines are often considered the "turn" (similar to that
in a sonnet), where the subject matter or mood changes the meaning of the preceding lines. In
this piece, the cello's melodic material projects 31 sonorities, divided into five large sections.
The first three sections feature disjunct and declamatory gestures, while the final two
sections (after the "turn") feature more continuous and running gestures.
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