{"id":71,"date":"2011-04-18T19:05:49","date_gmt":"2011-04-18T23:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nellshawcohen.com\/blog\/?p=71"},"modified":"2011-04-18T21:08:08","modified_gmt":"2011-04-19T01:08:08","slug":"triptych-for-guitar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nellshawcohen.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/triptych-for-guitar\/","title":{"rendered":"“Triptych” for guitar"},"content":{"rendered":"

My newest piece, a work for solo classical guitar, Triptych<\/strong><\/em>, will receive its premiere on\u00a0Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 at 8:00pm <\/strong>in Williams Hall at New England Conservatory (290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A French 13th c. triptych<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Triptych (pronounced \u201ctrip-tik\u201d\u009d) is a term from visual art describing an artwork divided into three sections that are displayed as a group. Triptych structures have appeared in a variety of genres of art, including Japanese woodblock prints<\/a>, and they were especially popular in European Medieval<\/a> and early Renaissance<\/a> religious art. European triptychs were usually painted or carved wood or ivory panels connected by hinges for standing or folding, and would have two narrow panels flanking a larger, contrasting middle panel.<\/p>\n

My three-movement piece for solo guitar reflects this structural model. The first movement parallels the third in overall tempo, density, tonality, and duration, and contains similar musical devices (e.g., the ongoing use of droning upper strings). The middle movement is somewhat longer, slower, sparser, and more lyrical.<\/p>\n

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Devin Ulibarri<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As a former rock guitarist with some (minimal) experience with classical guitar performance, I chose to compose most of this piece on the instrument in order to achieve an idiomatic, \u201cguitaristic\u201d\u009d effect that would take advantage of the resonance of the open strings and explore the full register of the instrument.<\/p>\n

Triptych<\/em> was composed for guitarist\u00a0Devin Ulibarri<\/strong> (visit\u00a0his blog<\/a>, or listen to his music\u00a0here<\/a>). We collaborated throughout the creation of the piece, and Devin has encouraged and guided me since well before I had written a note. Thanks to our teachers, composer\/guitarists Michael Gandolfi<\/strong> and John Mallia<\/strong> and guitarist Eliot Fisk<\/strong>, who are working with us on the development of this performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My newest piece, a work for solo classical guitar, Triptych, will receive its premiere on\u00a0Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 at 8:00pm in Williams Hall at New England Conservatory (290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115). Triptych (pronounced \u201ctrip-tik\u201d\u009d) is a term from visual art describing an artwork divided into three sections that are displayed as a group. … <\/p>\n

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