Adolphus Hailstork (b. 1941)

Theme and Variations on "Draw the Sacred Circle Closer"

cello

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Details
For
cello
Product Type
Solostimme
Author / Composer
Adolphus Hailstork
Product number
621821
Duration
10 Minutes
Extent
8 Pages
Description

Cello is the perfect instrument to showcase through this fascinating set of variations on a theme of universal unity. The cello’s range and tone evoke the baritone voice, and its facility in contrapuntal playing allows for polyphony in the manner of Bach’s cello suites. The theme (sounding like a spiritual) is actually the final chorus of the composer’s "Earthrise," a profoundly bold cantata using Schiller’s “Ode to Joy” as text, and full of allusions to all four movements of Beethoven’s ninth s...