Lauda (con Sordino)
composer: Gavin Bryars
for cello or viola, piano and optional electric guitar
Dedication: to Audrey Riley
Premiere: October 3, 2002 Nottingham University, Djanogly Hall (UK) · Audrey Riley, cello
Publisher: Schott Music Ltd., London
Duration: 10' 0''
Year of composition: 2002
Difficulty: intermediate to difficult
Edition: score and parts
28 Pages - Saddle stitching
ISMN: 979-0-2201-3064-9
Order number: ED 13173
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Description
In 2001, Gavin Bryars began writing a number of pieces based on a large collection of 13th century semi-religious songs, known as 'Lauda', which would have been sung outside churches and in other public places. To date, Bryars has written around 40 of his own 'laude' for a variety of instrumentations including solo voice, voices and ensemble and even choir. Lauda (con sordino) was written in 2002 as a purely instrumental version and although it has been reinvented for the present day, it retains the purity and austerity of the original style. This is a stunningly beautiful work and a perfect introduction to the sound world of Gavin Bryars.
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Gavin Bryars
Audrey Riley, cello; Andrew Zolinsky, piano; James Woodrow, electric guitar
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