String Quartet (Parts)

SKU: HL.14037707

Parts. Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Contemporary. Softcover. Composed 2010. 80 pages. Chester Music #CH7452501. Published by Chester Music (HL.14037707).

ISBN 9781849385916. UPC: 884088578626. 8.25x11.75x0.262 inches.

Kevin Volans' String Quartet No. 9: Shiva Dances was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and first performed by the Smith Quartet at the 2004 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.

Kevin Volans (the composer) notes on the piece:
In the past I have been interested in trying to go beyond historicism (1970s), beyond style(1980s) and beyond form (1990s) in my work. Looking back over the music of the twentiethcentury I was struck by the fact the nearlyall of it is extremely 'busy', almost cluttered. Italmost seemed that composers felt compelled to look industrious. In the new millennium Ithought it would be interesting to try and eliminate content. I also aspired to movingfrommusic (sound as art) to art (art as sound). This, of course, has already been done by a numberof composers (many from New York - Phil Niblock and La Monte Young, to name but two), butit was something I had never tried.AlthoughI found it annoying that the label 'minimalist' was given to my African-based work,and fearing this would make the label stick, I set out to write a piece which reflected my loveof minimal painting and architecture. The Japanesehave a term 'wabi' meaning 'voluntarypoverty' or 'emptiness' to describe their restrained minimal aesthetic, an aesthetic which,however, pays greatest attention to the quality of material and fine detail. I like to think thatthelack of excessive pitch material in this piece reflects a kind of voluntary poverty.When Shiva is portrayed dancing (as Nataraj) He is depicted in a circle of flames crushing asmall figure - the ego - underfoot.You get theimpression He dances on the spot, not movingaround at all. I like that.
The piece is dedicated to Pablo Pascual Cilleruelo.

Unaccompanied Cello

SKU: HL.14043478

Cello Solo. Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical, Contemporary. Softcover. 8 pages. Chester Music #CH74492. Published by Chester Music (HL.14043478).

8.0x11.75 inches.

Kevin Volans ' A Short Walk In The Gardens Of Solitude For Solo Cello (2007).

String Quartet (Score)

SKU: HL.268903

Score. Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical. Softcover. Duration 2160 seconds. Chester Music #CH85338. Published by Chester Music (HL.268903).

9.25x12.0x0.587 inches.

String Quartet No.12 is a work by Kevin Volans, commissioned by the Signum Quartet, who gave the world premiere in Birmingham on 11th November 2016. The piece lasts around 36 minutes, and this is the Full Score.

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Playing Score

SKU: HL.370871

For Six Pianos Playing Score. Composed by Kevin Volans. Piano. Softcover. 44 pages. Chester Music #CH88190. Published by Chester Music (HL.370871).

ISBN 9781705147443. UPC: 840126994773. 9.0x12.0 inches.

Kneeling Dance is based on a cyclic 24 chord progression which I have treated in various ways: shortening, extending, reversing, filtering and intensifying with added notes. To this I've added 2 freely-composed and independent bass parts, and a coda which explores several interlocking techniques. With the dense agglomeration of chords I hoped to build up a sustained resonance in the inner voices. The title has no particular significance. -Kevin Volans.

Score and Parts Marimba Quartet (Score & Parts)

SKU: HL.280403

Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical. Set. Chester Music #CH85690. Published by Chester Music (HL.280403).

9.5x14.0x0.412 inches. English.

Kevin Volans' Four Marimbas.

String Quartet

SKU: HL.268902

Parts. Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical. Softcover. Duration 2160 seconds. Chester Music #CH8533801. Published by Chester Music (HL.268902).

String Quartet No.12 is a work by Kevin Volans, commissioned by the Signum Quartet, who gave the world premiere in Birmingham on 11th November 2016. The piece lasts around 36 minutes, and these are the Parts.

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Piano

SKU: HL.264322

Piano. Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical. Softcover. 12 pages. Chester Music #CH87197. Published by Chester Music (HL.264322).

ISBN 9781785589430.

Kevi n Volans' PMB Impromptu composed for solo Piano.

Cello

SKU: HL.14047919

For Solo Cello. Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical. Softcover. 14 pages. Chester Music #CH84700. Published by Chester Music (HL.14047919).

ISBN 9781785582738. 9.0x12.0x0.073 inches.

A Walk In The Gardens Of Solitude is a work by composer Kevin Volans for Solo Cello. A full performance of this solo work lasts around 24 minutes.

Orchestra (Full Score)

SKU: HL.14048342

Full Score. Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical. Softcover. Composed 2016. 180 pages. Chester Music #CH85624. Published by Chester Music (HL.14048342).

12.0x14.25 inches. English.

Kevin Volans' Piano Concerto No. 4 was commissioned by Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, with financial assistance from Arts for All and many individuals through BCMG's Sound Investment Scheme. The world premier took place on 11th November 2016, performed by Barry Douglas (Piano) with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, conducted by Geoffrey Paterson. Spiral bound.

Unaccompanied Violin

SKU: HL.14043328

Solo Violin. Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical, Contemporary. Softcover. Composed 2014. 8 pages. Chester Music #CH74415. Published by Chester Music (HL.14043328).

9.0x12.0x0.101 inches.

Kevin Volans' Passi Leggieri for solo violin.

By Kevin Volans. For String Quartet. 20th Century. Sheet Music. 24 pages. Published by Chester Music.

(Strings)

SKU: HL.14063848

Composed by Kevin Volans. Instrumental. General Merchandise. Duration 240 seconds. Chester Music #CH78980-01. Published by Chester Music (HL.14063848).

By Kevin Volans. For String Quartet. 20th Century. Sheet Music. 62 pages. Published by Chester Music.

Piano. Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical. Softcover. 46 pages. Chester Music #CH86416. Published by Chester Music (HL.263044).

Piano Solo

SKU: HL.14043645

Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical, Contemporary. Softcover. Composed 2015. 24 pages. Chester Music #CH81895. Published by Chester Music (HL.14043645).

ISBN 9781783057085. 9.0x12.0 inches.

For late-intermediate to early-advanced pianists.

Clarinet - Grade 5

SKU: HL.259447

For Two Clarinets. Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical. Softcover. Composed 2017. 12 pages. Chester Music #CH83897. Published by Chester Music (HL.259447).

UPC: 888680753870. 9x12 inches. English.

This work, originally for clarinet and tape, was revised by the composer in 2019 and re-scored for two clarinets. The piece is preferably played with the clarinet soloist onstage playing the upper stave while the lower stave is played offstage by a second clarinettist. The name 'solo' refers more to a state of mind than a literal description of the piece.