3 Chants Violoncello solo - Johannes Berauer
2011
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I always had a strong affinity to eastern music traditions and have already been to India to study rhythmic patterns. Recently I was confronted with the music of the Greek/Armenian mystic George I. Gurdjieff, which he composed in collaboration with his pupil Thomas de Hartmann. As an immediate reaction to this stunningly beautiful, yet ambiguous and somewhat mysterious music, I composed the 'Three Chants' for Violoncello solo. The thematic material of the piece is derived from the Gurdjieff /de Hartmann compositions 'Armenian Song' and 'No. 11'. There is a cello arrangement of 'Armenian Song' included, which can be played as a prolog to the 'Three Chants'. The 'Three Chants' are a gradual approach from West to East, both musically and philosophically. The music changes from chaotic, frantic, loud to a deeper, calmer, more peaceful music, always referring to the material of the above mentioned Gurdjieff pieces. This approach is resembled in 3 different tunings of the cello. The retuning of the strings can be seen symbolic for fine-tuning the human soul, which was Gurdjieff's main intent. The first 'Chant' uses the standard tuning C-G-D-A. It is not very defined in terms of tonal center and holds many possibilities. The second tuning C#-G#-D-A comprises two tonal centers and therefore holds great ambiguity, acting somewhat as a bridge between departure and goal. The 3rd tuning D-A-D-A is clearly centered in D and lends itself very well to modal drone centered music. The 'Three Chants' can be performed separately as well. However its musical and intellectual intend can obviously only be perceived if presented as a whole. (Johannes Berauer)
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