Partita for Solo Cello

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Commissioned by Sumire Kudo and premiered on August 23rd, 2007 at Oga Concert Hall in Karuizawa, Japan.

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Partita for solo violoncello was composed for Sumire Kudo in the spring of 2007. Although it is a single movement work, its form derives from a collage-like assemblage of diverse materials that can be heard as fragments of movements from an imagined multi-movement suite or partita. The "movements" which comprise the work are not only differentiated by their individual tempi and expressive characteristics; they are also intended to be performed with noticeably contrasting stylistic attitudes, creating a multi-voiced dialogue between an ensemble of distinct musical personalities.