related works
Mandarin : for two cellos, voice and piano / Text and music: Wilma Pistorius
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
2vc zang pf
Uitt : (particolare), per violoncello amplificato, 1980 / Ronald Halier
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
vc(ampl.)
Trait d'union : for violoncello solo / Bernard van Beurden
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
vc
Sonatine : pour deux violoncelles / Jan van Dijk
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
2vc
composition
Spell Cycle : for one cellist (cello & voice) / Wilma Pistorius
Other authors:
Pistorius, Wilma
(Composer)
Description:
Spell Cycle is based on a Zulu creation myth of the creator goddess Mamaravi, as told by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa and illustrated by Mark Mckeown in "Ma: Book One of the Tree of Life Trilogy" (2014). It is a story of a goddess creating the world, and like her story, the piece is a ritual, a dance and a lullaby. Through the piece, like a golden thread or a spell, runs a text in Zulu, the magical language of Pistorius’ childhood.