Lysfald

Kasper Rofelt Lysfald (2008) Light Falling for cello and accordion Dur. 11’

Commissioned by Bjarke Mogensen

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Kasper Rofelt Lysfald (2008) Light Falling for cello and accordion Dur. 11’

NOTES Light Falling, or Lysfald in Danish, is a duo for accordion and cello.

The work is a continuation of my fascination with darkness, which you also find in works such as ‘Shadow Phases’, ‘Shadow Pieces’, ‘Abysmal’ and ‘Into the abyss’.

The initial chords of the accordion seem to create an opposite world of light.

The two worlds of darkness and light combat each other during this piece, but at the end light prevails, when rapid, ascending scales in the accordion and the cello show us a new world of sunlight. A whole new universe in fact.

I was inspired to create this work when I saw heavy, rain-filled clouds being lit up by sunrays that shone all the way down on the ground with an almost black background in the sky.

The work was commissioned by Bjarke Mogensen for his duo.

Premiered July 18th 2009 by Bjarke Mogensen and Toke Møldrup at the Frederiksværk Music Festival in Denmark.

PERFORMANCE NOTES Cello s.v.: Senza vibrato. No vibrato. m.v.: Molto vibrato. A fast vibrato. g.v.: Gran vibrato. A vibrato with a range of ¼ note. Not necessarily a fast vibrato!

Vib. Ord.: Vibrato ordinario. A vibrato that is smaller than g.v. and slower than m.v.

Knock on body: Knock with a few knuckles on the body of the cello.

Pizzicato-arpeggio between tailpiece and bridge: A single gesture of the thumb that creates an arpeggio. The precision of the attack is most important.

Accordion B: Bellow. Knock on the bellow of the accordion.

L: Lock. Gently knock on the lock that keeps the shield of the accordion in its place thus producing a metallic sound. If your lock can’t create this sound find another metallic sound instead. It need not be forceful as long as it is distinct.

General notes Measure 54: ¾ + 2 triplet notes. Think of last beat as divided into triplets, but take the last triplet away.

Actually, it is a 4/4 measure that is one triplet short.

Measure 150ff: “Swinging”. Play with a relaxed feeling similar to jazz music.

“Strict”. Play very strictly with precision in mind. In a ‘classical’ sort of way.

Measure 200ff: Beware of the different accents. The 2 instruments aren’t always accentuating the same notes.