the sum of its parts

IV: about enough tak to lower 1 semitone,
with prominent 7th partial

I: pretty close to the bridge.
bowing tak sounds like a haunted whale

III: BIG long tak. large, unweildy

II. unadorned

"The Sum of its Parts” (2024)

by David Carlton Adams
written for Johannes Burghoff

This piece is about moving through a gnarly gorgeous soundworld. Sometimes a disciplined walk through the terrain is the piece - provided there remains time and liberty to lean into the sensory experience.

Score - the sum of its parts - solo cello - 2024