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Leaps and Bounds

from Luminous by Betsy Tinney

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This piece was inspired by an artwork that I created many years ago, then stuck it in a drawer and forgot about it. I came across it again recently, and a cello riff promptly began playing in my head: the harmonic "stars" motif that opens this piece. Of course, the artwork immediately ended up on my music stand, and I got out the cello, and this piece emerged.

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from Luminous, released November 5, 2021
All sounds on this recording, including the "drum", were made by my old wooden cello Godiva (with my help, of course). Oh, and also a Phanpy scarf, which I wrapped around Godiva to mute her strings and reduce the high-end "slap" sound while I was whacking her with the flat of my hand to create the "drum thump". Poor Godiva; she's an older lady and is Not Used To That Kind of Treatment, though she endured it with dignity and grace. (Hmm, perhaps she'd have preferred a more classic silk or cashmere scarf, instead of a polyester scarf with a Pokémon elephant print on it… oh well; that's what I was wearing at the time.)

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Betsy Tinney Seattle, Washington

Betsy is a cello storyteller. Using her cello and an electronic looper, she weaves rich, complex and varied tapestries of sound; her original cello compositions paint pictures and tell tales, from thunderstorms and skeletal mice to dancing elephants and humpback whales. ... more

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