Cello
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HL.50601597
Cello
Solo Exempla Nova
675. Composed by
Michaela Rea Catranis.
String. Classical.
Softcover. 12 pages.
Sikorski #SIK8875.
Published by Sikorski
(HL.50601597).
8.0x11.75
inches.
German
text. The title
“Jeita” has a double
meaning. Firstly, Jeita
is the name of a district
in Lebanon, noted for the
karstic limestone
cavernsin the almost
nine-kilometre wide Nahr
a-Kalb Valley. Secondly,
the roots of the word
“Jeita” are also
found in the Aramaic word
“Geitts”, which
means “roaring” or
“noise”. Michaela Rea
Catranis had a cave as
the symbol of isolation
and creativity in mind
whilst composing her work
for cello solo. “A
quiet, hidden place of
self-observation”, as
the composer says. In
addition, the
“roaring” in this
piece plays an important
role; Catranis calls it
“a primordial,
energising, deep-bellied
and life-giving roar,
notan aggressive one. It
represents the impulse of
creative energy: both the
instinct to create and
the flow of energy
awakened throughthe
process of
creation.”.