“There’s a bass drum, I also wrote for a taiko drum if it’s available, which is a very deep round Japanese drum. “There are various different drums ,” he says. Sir Karl is no stranger to unusual percussion instruments his previous works, especially Symphonic Adiemus, use them extensively. The opening and the end is just strings the cello in the first instance, and then choir and cello in the end section. It’s a simple tune, and I wouldn’t have thought it had such resonance, but it did.”Ĭellist Jamal Aliyev performs 'Benedictus' at Classic FM Live. It starts with an ascending line, just up a D major triad, and then it rises up and falls down again. “It’s got a unique sound that high, it’s haunting and yet strident in a way, because there’s a lot of tension because of the range of it. It sounds as if it was written for the instrument.” But when it’s done, it sounds effortless. But it’s also very high, and many have become stuck playing it. “Now, I didn’t believe the cello solo would cause so much anguish, because it’s quite simple. It’s even notated in the treble clef in many publications. Its unusually high register might fool you into thinking this is a violin or viola solo – but the haunting opening phrase to ‘Benedictus’ is played on the cello.
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