Billaudot Due Pezzi Alto - Narboni
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Essential Information About This Score
- A Highly Contrasted Diptych: two complementary expressive worlds, perfect for enriching the solo viola repertoire.
- Captivating Motivic Writing: a concise material (four-note motif, arpeggios) that transforms and thickens throughout the discourse.
- Musical and Technical Work: articulation, sound management, mastery of rhythm and bowing serving a precise narrative.
- A Piece Born from Interpretation: conceived for Maurizio Barbetti, then recently refined under the bow of Alain Celo, to whom it is dedicated.
Summary of This Score
The "Due Pezzi" for viola offer a particularly lively expressive journey, designed as a dialogue between tension, breath, and energy. Originally written for Italian violist Maurizio Barbetti, they rely on contemporary writing accessible through clarity of intention, while remaining demanding due to the precision required from the performer.
The first piece, "Suspendu mais toujours allant" ("Suspended but Always Moving"), derives all its material from a four-note motif. This becomes an anchor point around which rhythmic and lyrical elements slip in, inviting the violist to play with colors, dynamics, and phrase continuity. The progression leads to a striking final metamorphosis, where the initial motif transforms into the song of an exotic bird, like a sonic apparition in an equatorial forest.
The second, "Avec énergie, très volontaire" ("With Energy, Very Determined"), radically changes posture: the momentum is more direct, driven by an arpeggiated motif and an unrelenting pulsed bass. The writing highlights rhythmic propulsion, tempo stability, and clarity of attacks, while demanding musical endurance to maintain tension over time.
Created in 2015, the Due Pezzi found their definitive form, especially the second piece, under the bow of Alain Celo, to whom they are dedicated. An ideal choice for a concert, audition, or to work on a modern, structured, and expressive interpretation for solo viola.
Technical specifications
| Musical Genre | Classical | Publication | Sheet music |
| Instrumentation | viola | ||
Questions frequently asked
For which instrument are Narboni's Due Pezzi written?
The score is written for solo viola, in the contemporary classical genre.
What is the level of difficulty of the Due Pezzi for viola?
The writing remains accessible due to the clarity of its intentions, while demanding great precision in interpretation. The first piece requires attention to color, dynamics, and phrasing continuity. The second demands tempo stability, clean attacks, and endurance.
Is the first piece based on a specific theme?
"Suspended but always moving" is built from a four-note motif, progressively transformed until it evokes the song of an exotic bird.
What is the atmosphere of the second piece?
"With energy, very assertive" relies on an arpeggiated motif and a pulsed bass. The discourse favors a direct and sustained rhythmic drive.
Were Narboni's Due Pezzi for Viola recently premiered?
These two pieces were premiered in 2015. They were originally written for the Italian violist Maurizio Barbetti, while the second is dedicated to Alain Celo.
