Chamber Music Cello,
Piano
SKU:
PR.114423720
Composed
by Andrii Didorenko. Set
of Score and Parts.
Duration 10 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-42372. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114423720).
ISBN
9781491129487. UPC:
680160690404.
POSTC
ARDS FROM UKRAINE is a
charming-yet-fiery suite
of six character pieces
reflecting the culture
and music of
Didorenkoâ??s homeland.
The work was composed in
early 2022 following the
invasion. Movements 2 and
3 are inspired by folk
music with the piano
imitating sounds of the
bandura, and the other
four movements are free
settings of authentic
folk melodies.
More
and more in recent times,
I turn to the musical
heritage of my native
Ukraine for inspiration.
Shortly after the start
of the war in Spring
2022, my friend and New
York pianist Evelyne
Luest approached me with
a suggestion to compose a
piece based on Ukrainian
folk music. As I began to
research authentic song
and dance styles, I was
immediately drawn to
their soulful melodies
and stirring rhythms.
Postcards from Ukraine
came into being in just
under a month.The second
of these six pieces is
written in the style of
duma, a sung epic poem
recited by itinerant
bards, accompanied on a
bandura; strumming on the
high piano strings
imitates the banduraâ??s
sound. In the third
piece, an ostinato bass
is another impression of
bandura playing, while
the cello references
Carpathian dance tunes.
The other four pieces are
my interpretations of
true Ukrainian folk
songs, typically sung a
cappella by a womenâ??s
choir, from small
villages that keep their
vocal traditions
alive.
