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3R for solo cello is set in 3 discrete regions. A single 12-note fixed-pitch set is used throughout the piece. (Two very brief transpositions occur in the first and third regions.) Region I is organized by five separate tempos in the form of a measured accelerando. Divided into two parts, each section begins with a long, single, sustained pitch. The function of Region I within 3R is twofold. First, it introduces, one at a time, the notes of the fixed-pitch set. More importantly however, the slow introduction outlines the region’s internal boundaries in the form of time blocks, which are developed and assembled as individual lines, or in layers.
The closing bars of Region I metrically elide into Region 2, also organized by a series related tempo changes. The work’s central area, characterized by block chords, explores the harmonic relationships within the fixed-pitch set. The intervallic juxtapositions between notes are cast in vertical groupings of 2, 3, and 4 notes, freely mixed in a variety of durations.
The closing bars of Region 2 metrically elide into Region 3, divided by tempo into two subsections. The concluding area of the piece is organized by linear pitch blocks of varying duration, occurring in rapid succession with periodic alterations in tempo. As the internal concentration within the blocks increases, they build and accumulate before finally dispersing into the work’s concluding, sustained chords.
3R Structural Design by Tempo (All Metronome Values are at the Quarter Note)
Region I
52 – 54 – 57.5 – 63 – 70
Region II
70 – 78.5 – 92 – 108 – 59.5
Region III
59.5 – 45
3R for solo cello is set in 3 discrete regions. A single 12-note fixed-pitch set is used throughout the piece. (Two very brief transpositions occur in the first and third regions.) Region I is organized by five separate tempos in the form of a measured accelerando. Divided into two parts, each section begins with a long, single, sustained pitch. The function of Region I within 3R is twofold. First, it introduces, one at a time, the notes of the fixed-pitch set. More importantly however, the slow introduction outlines the region’s internal boundaries in the form of time blocks, which are developed and assembled as individual lines, or in layers.
The closing bars of Region I metrically elide into Region 2, also organized by a series related tempo changes. The work’s central area, characterized by block chords, explores the harmonic relationships within the fixed-pitch set. The intervallic juxtapositions between notes are cast in vertical groupings of 2, 3, and 4 notes, freely mixed in a variety of durations.
The closing bars of Region 2 metrically elide into Region 3, divided by tempo into two subsections. The concluding area of the piece is organized by linear pitch blocks of varying duration, occurring in rapid succession with periodic alterations in tempo. As the internal concentration within the blocks increases, they build and accumulate before finally dispersing into the work’s concluding, sustained chords.
3R Structural Design by Tempo (All Metronome Values are at the Quarter Note)
Region I
52 – 54 – 57.5 – 63 – 70
Region II
70 – 78.5 – 92 – 108 – 59.5
Region III
59.5 – 45
3R for solo cello is set in 3 discrete regions. A single 12-note fixed-pitch set is used throughout the piece. (Two very brief transpositions occur in the first and third regions.) Region I is organized by five separate tempos in the form of a measured accelerando. Divided into two parts, each section begins with a long, single, sustained pitch. The function of Region I within 3R is twofold. First, it introduces, one at a time, the notes of the fixed-pitch set. More importantly however, the slow introduction outlines the region’s internal boundaries in the form of time blocks, which are developed and assembled as individual lines, or in layers.
The closing bars of Region I metrically elide into Region 2, also organized by a series related tempo changes. The work’s central area, characterized by block chords, explores the harmonic relationships within the fixed-pitch set. The intervallic juxtapositions between notes are cast in vertical groupings of 2, 3, and 4 notes, freely mixed in a variety of durations.
The closing bars of Region 2 metrically elide into Region 3, divided by tempo into two subsections. The concluding area of the piece is organized by linear pitch blocks of varying duration, occurring in rapid succession with periodic alterations in tempo. As the internal concentration within the blocks increases, they build and accumulate before finally dispersing into the work’s concluding, sustained chords.
3R Structural Design by Tempo (All Metronome Values are at the Quarter Note)
Region I
52 – 54 – 57.5 – 63 – 70
Region II
70 – 78.5 – 92 – 108 – 59.5
Region III
59.5 – 45