{"id":701,"date":"2013-05-02T19:30:49","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T19:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alzand.com\/?page_id=701"},"modified":"2026-02-03T09:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:32:17","slug":"duo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alzand.com\/?page_id=701","title":{"rendered":"Karim Al-Zand: Music: Duo for flute and cello"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Duo<\/h2>\n

for flute and cello<\/h5>\n

D<\/span>uo<\/i> for flute and cello consists of a three short, contrasting movements. The first, Musette<\/em>, features scordatura in the cello: a single string is tuned one half step higher than is normal. This string acts as a drone, which rings throughout the movement\u2014\u0097a reference to the characteristic sound of the bagpipe after which the movement is named. \"image\"The Crestfallen Moon<\/em> is a slow, plaintive song that exploits predominantly the dark, low register of the flute. Its texture is transparent, limited to mostly unadorned two-part writing. The last movement, Snapdragon<\/em>, is a quick and lively piece, in perpetual skittish motion, punctuated by vigorous cello pizzicatos. Its character is as much reflective of the Snapdragon flower\u2014a colorful perennial with a \u201cmouth\u201d which \u201csnaps” open when squeezed\u2014as of a peculiar parlor game of the same name. “Snapdragon” was a traditional holiday diversion popular from 16th to 19th century, in which “raisins being put into a bowl of brandy, and the candles extinguished, the spirit is set on fire, and the company scramble for the raisins.\u201d (Francis Gosse, 1811).<\/br>
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DATE
\n2012<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

DURATION
\n12 minutes<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

INSTRUMENTATION
\nflute, cello<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

MOVEMENTS
\nI. Musette
\nII. The Crestfallen Moon
\nIII. Snapdragon<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

COMMISSION
\nExorior Duo: Michelle Cheramy<\/a>, flute | Nathan Cook<\/a>, cello
\nwith support from Memorial University of Newfoundland<\/a><\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

PREMI\u00c8RE
\nMarch 3, 2012 | D.F. Cook Recital Hall, Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada
\nExorior Duo<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

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AUDIO
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<\/div><\/div><\/div> 1. Musette
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<\/div><\/div><\/div> 2. The Crestfallen Moon
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<\/div><\/div><\/div> 3. Snapdragon<\/p>\n
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SCORE
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Duo for flute and cello Duo for flute and cello consists of a three short, contrasting movements. The first, Musette, features scordatura in the cello: a single string is tuned one half step higher than is normal. This string acts as a drone, which rings throughout the movement\u2014\u0097a reference to the characteristic sound of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-701","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alzand.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alzand.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alzand.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alzand.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alzand.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=701"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/alzand.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7064,"href":"https:\/\/alzand.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/701\/revisions\/7064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alzand.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}