György Ligeti - Sonate for Viola Solo

Schott editors have finally released Ligeti's Sonate for Viola solo. I red
he used some unusual intervals, and he is one of my favourite composers, so
I decided to buy the score. Indeed, the first mouvement Hora lunga (1994) is
a monody, to be played entirely on the low C-string of the viola. Ligeti
makes use of the natural intervals (pure major third, pure minor seventh
and also the 11th harmonic). The harmonics of C serve as a model. Nothing
spectacular in itself, if it wasn't that Ligeti is a leading composer and
it's conforting to notice that, whenever folkmelodies (in this case
Romanian) are referred to, Just Intonation seems to be approved as a better
tool for this musical language.

Johnny Reinhard, perhaps this is an idea for Anastasia, since she's already
collaborating in your coming AFMM Festival. Congratulations, by the way!

--Wim Hoogewerf