The Dawn of Hope (La alborada de la esperanza)
- Instrumentation
- Cello, Piano
- Composed
- 2018
- Duration
- 4'
- Publisher
- Composer (self-published)
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About this piece
A slow, hymn-like piece for cello and piano written for French cellist Sébastien Hurtaud, who premiered it with pianist Pamela Hurtado in Paris on 11 November 2018 as part of the centenary of the First World War armistice. Elizondo describes it as a journey from darkness to light, and from 2020 it was widely shared online as a piece of hope during the pandemic. The composer offers it free in many arrangements, including unaccompanied cello, cello and guitar, cello duo, trio and ensemble, and cello with string orchestra.
Technical overview
A sustained cantabile line in G major and G minor at a slow tempo, moving between bass and tenor clef up to G4 (fourth position). The cellist uses separately marked bowings, short slurs, dotted rhythms and a few grace notes, plus one sixteenth-note run near the end.
Technical focus
- Legato
- 2 Note Slurs
- Shifting
- Dotted Rhythms
- Dynamics
- Hairpin Dynamics
- Tempo Changes
- Accidentals
- Collaboration with Piano