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The makings of a cycle? James MacMillan's Cello and Piano Sonatas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2009

John York
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At a time when composers usually write only one piece in any particular genre, since they seldom get the commission or — like Brahms and Beethoven – feel the urge or need to make it two or three at the very least, it is more than just good fortune that James MacMillan's cello compositions, large and small, are rapidly becoming a major corpus of work for the instrument. It is a tribute to, and result of, his confidence with the cello's ability to carry his thoughts, and also of its inherent suitability to express the singing, dancing and searingly intense things he wants to say.

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Research Article
Information
Tempo , Issue 221 , July 2002 , pp. 24 - 28
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2002

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References

1 BIS-CD-989.