Vallon: Cantus

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Title

Vallon: Cantus

Subject

Source

http://www.music.wisc.edu/faculty/marc-vallon/

Music Resource Item Type Metadata

Composer

Vallon, Marc (b. 1955).

Gender

Male

Work

Cantus for Solo Bassoon. Tallevast, FL: TrevCo.

Duration

10 minutes

Description

This piece was composed in 2001 for Helene Burle. The music is atonal and predominantly lyrical, and only moderately challenging. The full range is used up to E5, and some extended techniques (flutter-tonguing, multiphonics, glissandi, and a harmonic) are employed.

Discography

SFZ Music (CD)    Graham Sheen
UW-Madison School of Music (CD)    Mark Vallon

Reference

The Double Reed 31/2, p. 137, 32/4 p. 132.

Date Range of Work

2001