Parisonatina al’Dodecafonia (Martino)
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Parisonatina al’Dodecafonia, by Donald Martino
(1931-2005), is a piece that was written in 1964 for violoncello solo. It shows a relentless preference in exploring notes in a twelve-tone system
. It also consistently approaches the structure and cellistic technique through an imaginative approach. The title comes from the name of famous virtuoso cellist Aldo Parisot
, for whom the piece was composed. His name appears embedded throughout in a short succession of notes producing a single impression that appears throughout the entire piece.
It was written in four movements, though it was actually conceived in two parts of a two movement context.
Donald Martino
Donald Martino was a Pulitzer Prize winning American composer.Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, Martino studied composition with Ernst Bacon, Roger Sessions, Milton Babbitt, and Luigi Dallapiccola...
(1931-2005), is a piece that was written in 1964 for violoncello solo. It shows a relentless preference in exploring notes in a twelve-tone system
Twelve-tone technique
Twelve-tone technique is a method of musical composition devised by Arnold Schoenberg...
. It also consistently approaches the structure and cellistic technique through an imaginative approach. The title comes from the name of famous virtuoso cellist Aldo Parisot
Aldo Parisot
Aldo Simoes Parisot is a Brazilian-born American cellist and cello teacher, was formerly a member of the Juilliard School faculty, and currently is serving as a professor of music at the Yale School of Music....
, for whom the piece was composed. His name appears embedded throughout in a short succession of notes producing a single impression that appears throughout the entire piece.
It was written in four movements, though it was actually conceived in two parts of a two movement context.