Wish
Composer
HSIEH, Long-Kwang
Work type
Electronics
Instrumentation
For viola and electronic music
Year
2008
Duration
10'
Music commentary
In music history, the pieces written for viola solo is limited, especially in contemporary era. In spring 2007, I was commissioned by professor Yang to write a piece for viola. I tried to create a style that based on the traditionally performed technique, still in contemporary fashion. This music uses a serial of 12 tones and a famous Taiwanese folk song can be heard indistinctly at the background. The whole piece applies the concept by using the D tone as a Haupt-Toene which runs through the whole piece.