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Harpist - Arpista - Harfenistinn Floraleda Sacchi

The Riddle of the Rough
Music by David Clark Little

Program:

Specifications for harp (2000) (1. Con Licenza e Rubato, 2. Andante Misterioso ma Preciso, 3. Ripresa Risoluto)
Floraleda Sacchi, harp

Ruminations on Sept.11 (2001)
Rie Sagawa, piano

Out of the Clear Blue Sky Blues (1997)
Marcel Worms, piano

Random Streets (2002)
for tape

Specifications for harp solo, 2000, 15 min. Written for harpist Floraleda Sacchi. First performance: August 30, 2001, Amsterdam, Theatre Bellevue, during the 5th European Harp Symposium.
"Specification" is composed of three parts. In the first part, entitled "Con Licenza e Rubato", noteheads are written without stems or beams, but with tempo indications and nested phrasing marks. The player is given rhythmic improvisational freedom. In the second part, "Andante Misterioso ma Preciso" emphasis is on special playing techniques for the harp, which produce unusual sounds. It plays on rhythmic and percussive section alternated with fluid and smooth sound sections. In the third part, "Ripresa Risoluto", fast dance-like passages with spectacular leaps have the upper hand. The title of the piece refers to the specific and detailed notation needed to write an idiomatic modern piece for the harp.

David Clark Little (1952, USA). After receiving a BS in chemistry, he studied harpsichord, finishing with Gustav Leonhardt, and composition with Tristan Keuris, Ton de Leeuw, and Ton Bruynèl in the Netherlands. He has been a finalist and prize-winner in several composition competitions, including in the USA, Germany, France and Greece; and has been given many grants, for example to attend festivals and workshops in Germany, Holland, and the Soviet Union; and has received many commissions for compositional work. His music is performed all over the world. Since 1988 he has developed compositional methods using the computer and based on the new "chaos science" and "fractals".

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