Fantasia
for Violoncello

James Guthrie, cello, NACUSA/VA Richmond Public Library(02/22/03)

Excerpt 1 [00:41]

Excerpt 2 [00:35]


Fantasia for Solo Violoncello (2003) seeks to reconcile two opposing ideas. The first is a short agitated theme based on [0,1,7,10]. The second idea is a lyrical theme based on a synthetic multi-octave whole-tone scale. The piece is constructed along the lines of a sonata form. Through the development process, elements of both ideas are combined to form a brief quotation from the Prelude of the Bach G-Major Cello Suite. The quotation is then developed and eventually consumed by the continuing conflict between the two opposing elements.


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