Re: Original music for SOLO Mandocello
Originally Posted by
thecelloronin
One quick question: what do slurs imply? Do they speak purely to phrasing, or is there a specific technique, like a tremolo?
I think it's safe to say there's no standardization about how slurs are used in mandocello music. In my mandocello music, slurs most often indicate places to leave some voices sustaining while others are played. For example, in "Perpetual Blue," this slur indicates that the high notes should be sustained and connected while the low notes are sounded, and the low notes are also sustained underneath the melody notes that follow:
Also, can you give me an idea of how much more solo m'cello music was created by these composers? I'd probably buy every page of it.
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Exploring Classical Mandolin (Berklee Press, 2015)
Progressive Melodies for Mandocello (KDP, 2019) (2nd ed. 2022)
New Solos for Classical Mandolin (Hal Leonard Press, 2020)
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