Deux Etudes Cosmiques
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Year: 1970
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Billaudot
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00
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Duex Etudes Cosmiques is a fine work for the student vibraphonist and would be very appropriate for a freshman/sophomore level recital. The two movements are rather short, the Prelude at 2'20" and the Caprice at approximately 40 seconds, each with piano accompaniment. The Prelude begins in a slow lyric fashion demanding smooth pedaling and evenness in tone throughout the entire range of the instrument. The melody is quite disjunct and chromatic while making for a nice musical balance with the piano. This is then contrasted by a middle section at a much quicker tempo and also has a limited use of four mallets. The movement ends with a variation of the lyric theme at the original tempo. The Caprice is a much more technical movement at a bright tempo requiring the use of two mallets throughout. Again the speed of the figures demands smooth pedaling while much care must be given to evenness within the phrases. A brief cadenza is included and gives the performer an opportunity to again display some of the warmer qualities of the vibraphone. This movement is brought to a close with the piano and vibraphone playing separately to outline the entire melody. Duex Etudes Cosmiques is a well-written addition to the intermediate vibraphone literature. It is available from Theodore Presser and uses a very clear, easily readable type. As a recital piece, a great deal of musicianship can be exhibited with this work. - Dave Satterfield, Spring 1988[1]
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