Parisonatina al’Dodecafonia (Martino)

Parisonatina al’Dodecafonia, by Donald Martino (1931–2005), is a piece that was written in 1964 for violoncello solo.

Background

It shows a relentless preference in exploring notes in a twelve-tone system. It also consistently approaches the structure and cellistic technique through an imaginative approach. The title comes from the name of famous virtuoso cellist Aldo Parisot, for whom the piece was composed. His name appears embedded throughout in a short succession of notes producing a single impression that appears throughout the entire piece.

It was written in four movements, though it was actually conceived in two parts of a two movement context.

Sources

  • Fennelly, Brian; Martino, Donald (Autumn–Winter 1969). "Review: Parisonatina al'Dodecafonia (1964) by Donald Martino". Perspectives of New Music. Perspectives of New Music. 8 (1): 133–135. doi:10.2307/832129. JSTOR 832129.
  • "Donald Martino — Biography". Composers Bureau. Sigma Alpha Iota. Archived from the original on 2008-03-24. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
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