Cascade

Cello and piano
4 minutes
2020

Cascate, or "waterfalls" in Italian, are what I was thinking of when I was writing this piece. The scalar motive that comes back over and over again in the right hand of the piano represents the constant stream of water flowing down a rocky cliff. This piece uses only five pitch classes throughout; C, Eflat, E, Aflat, and Bflat. Each note is of equal importance, just as each crag and channel in a cliff is of equal importance. Without one the current of the water would inevitably change and the constant waterfall would alter or cease all together. This piece was conceived of as more of a trio rather than a duet, each hand of the piano should be given as much significance as the cello.