Wood and bones is constructed in two rhythmic and gestual movments separated by a short moment of suspended sounds. The ?rst movment explore pizzicati (played on the left hand at the same time as the bow col legno battuto) and glissandi obtained with a bottleneck. Then it develops a small dance of bones, made with col legno battuto behind the bridge and harmonic pizzicati on the left hand : something not common for a cellist because it implies independence of hands. The second rhythmic movment is a very gestual and physic music, made of col legno battuto sounds, hit on the « tasto » part, bow rebounds, « taping » of left hand. Between these two movements, a short moment explore the open strings and the harmonics of the cello in a large single sentence.  J. Combier