Nina C. Young Meditation FOR VIOLIN AND VIOLONCELLO
[score]
Meditation Written as part of the 2013 Tanglewood Music Center “Piece-A-Day” Project July 2013 Approximate Duration: 05:15 Premiered by Matthew Leslie & Michael Dahlberg, August 17, 2013 – Seiji Ozawa Hall
Instrumentation: Violin (scordatura: F-D-A-E) Viola B-D-A-E) Cello (scordatura: B-G-D-A)
Notes: Tuning based on A-440: Violin: F, ~176 Hz, just minor-third (6/5) with D D, 293.3 Hz A, 440 Hz E, 660 Hz Cello: B, 62 Hz, perfect 4th with violin E G, 97.8 Hz D, 146.67 Hz A 220 Hz To tune correctly, follow these steps: 1. Tune violin and cello to A-440 2. Violin tunes E and D strings with perfect fifths 3. Cello tunes D and G strings with perfect fifths 4. Violin plays B on A string (1st position) a perfect fourth from the open E string. Cello tunes the low B string to this violin B. 5. Violin tunes F a just minor-third with its D string. Sul tasto and sul ponticello positions, see diagram below.
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Score at pitch
Meditation
Violin scordatura: F-D-A-E Violoncello scordatura: B-G-D-A see instructions on tuning
Duo for Violin and Violoncello Written for 2013 New Fromm Players of the Tanglewood Music Center
Improvisatory
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Nina C. Young
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