Cogitations
for viola alone
by David Post
This set of short pieces was written for my good friend and collaborator, Boston Symphony Orchestra violist Mark Ludwig.
In them, I have tried to capture, in purely musical terms, some of the characteristics of the stream of thought; its bends, meanderings, twists and unexpected concatenations.
Since all thought is necessarily an individual matter, I have given broad latitude and freedom to the performer in terms of tempo, phrasing and dynamics.
Preferably, these pieces should be played together as a set, but may, at the discretion of the performer, be played singly as an encore or recital piece.
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