TRANSFORMATION V CELLO

A work for four cellos based on J. S. Bachs Suite n.5 for solo cello. It is part of the Transformation series that attempts to transport Bachs oeuvre into the modern era, to convert Bachs writing into that of today.

The work is composed of four successively played parts.

Though the sonority is completely different, each part is closely related to Suite n.5.Part 1 Densit density each semiquaver from the beginning of the prelude is extended to form dense chords.Part 2 Chant song a new melodic line emerges from different transpositions of the Sarabandes melodic lines.Part 3 Tempus fugit fragments from the Courante pass quickly, while