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JOHNSTONE – Mireia’s Milonga (Sonatina) – CELLO AND ACCORDION (WITH OPTIONAL DOUBLE BASS OR 2ND CELLO)

Other Identification:
MIREIA’S MILONGA (SONATINA) is a work for the (still) rather unusual combination of violoncello and accordion, and in this case with the extra double bass or second cello part being optional. It is set in a loose sonata form and should be considered a true chamber music piece, and not merely a solo for cello. There is also a version for violin soloist, in this case called ‘Sonatina en forma de Milonga’ (note that the writing for accordion and possible third instrument is identical).

Movements or sections:
There are two main themes, the first of which bears a certain resemblance with the ‘feel’ of the main theme to Piazzolla’s ‘Oblivion’, whilst the second theme contains a repeated ascending scale-like motive – however, both of these cantabile melodies are accompanied by similar gentle undulating arpeggio figures. From the second theme one progresses almost imperceptibly into a discreet development section which true to tradition alternate between these two themes, before a full statement of the first theme in the G minor tonic key. There are also small hints to a chorale motive (a la Bruckner!) which sometimes have connections to virtuosic cadenzas. The performance duration in total may vary considerably from performance to performance, but should be somewhere between six-and-a-half to seven minutes.

Instrumentation: DUO CELLO AND ACCORDION (with optional second cello or double bass) ….
3 PDFs:
1] Cello soloist
2] Accordion
3] 2nd Cello or Double Bass (optional part)

Approximate difficulty:
The cello writing uses virtually all the normal playing register of the instrument (3 and a half octaves) but is fairly comfortable for medium to advanced players.

Dedicatee of this presentation (if applicable):
to the Catalan cellist Mireia Pla and to the Navarre accordionist Fernando Salinas.

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