Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis

Suite for Solo Cello

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Duration: 18'

Instrumentation: Solo Cello

Delivery Method: Physical Delivery
Performance Materials: Performance Part

The work was composed for – and in collaboration with – cellist Toby Kuhn during my travels in France and Italy in the summer of 2009. Each movement seeks to capture some aspect of my personal experiences in each location I visited, in particular the cultural and historical weight of Paris, Jailly-les-Moulins, Monfort-l’Amaury, Ostia, and Rome.

 

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Delivery Method: Physical Delivery
Performance Materials: Performance Part

About the Work

Duration: 18'

Movements:
I. Prelude-Prose
II. Nocturne-Koan
III. Scherzo-Expletive
IV. Ballad-Mythos

Instrumentation: Solo Cello

Commissioned by: Toby Kuhn

“Myths are public dreams; dreams are private myths.” —Joseph Campbell Suite for Solo Cello consists of four movements, each representing both a musical character piece and an approach to verbal or literary expression in its stylistic treatment. I. Prelude-Prose: Ideas relate to each other in familiar syntax; narrative is formed. II. Nocturne-Koan: By moving constantly, one moves not at all. III. Scherzo-Expletive: Smile is a four-letter word. IV. Ballad-Mythos: As we remember what was, shall we weep or sing? The work was composed for – and in collaboration with – cellist Toby Kuhn during my travels in France and Italy in the summer of 2009. Each movement seeks to capture some aspect of my personal experiences in each location I visited, in particular the cultural and historical weight of Paris, Jailly-les-Moulins, Monfort-l’Amaury, Ostia, and Rome.

Pages: 17