Chamber Music Cello, Piano, Violin

SKU: PR.414411630

Composed by Shulamit Ran. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 28+28+20+24+20+24 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #414-41163. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.414411630).

ISBN 9781491114551. UPC: 680160089956. 9.5 x 13 inches.

EXCURSIONS is a one-movement work exploring two “characters.” A rhapsodic, descending passage is introduced by the cello, followed by a  static, chorale-like phrase for the violin and cello. Their individual developments are separated by a slow, contrasting middle section. The composer has written: “This is analogous to situations in life: we stand by a crossroad, choosing one option and forfeiting the other. But in art, the realm of the imagination, we can perhaps afford to pursue more than one route to its ultimate destination… or can we? It is symbolic that in this work both roads eventually lead to the same place.”.
Excursi ons for violin, cello and piano, is a one-movement work of tripartite structure in which materials explored in the first of three large sections are brought back in the last section.  The traditional statement-contrast-restat ement form, which is readily suggested by such a description, is, however, not at all in the mold in which the work is cast.  Rather, my aim was to subject the essential materials of the piece (two “characters” –the rhapsodic, descending passage played by the cello in the very opening and, later, a static, slow moving, chorale-like phrase for the violin and cello) to two entirely different developments separated by a slow, contrasting middle section.  This is analogous to an exploration of the ramifications that two divergent choices made by the same person might lead to.  In life, as we stand by a crossroad, choosing one option usually means having to forfeit the other.  But in art, the realm of the imagination, we can perhaps afford to pursue more than one route to its ultimate destination…or can we?  It is, I believe, symbolic that in this work both roads eventually lead to the same place: in composing Excursions, it seemed absolutely inescapable that at the end the slow, contrasting middle sections – both more resigned and peaceful than the battling spirits of the outer parts – should return briefly to end the work. The piano trio combination (once highly favored, but to this composer still as challenging today) is approached here as a collaborative effort of three equal soloists – partners.  Of the available pairings, the two strings find themselves occasionally approached as a team pitted against the piano.  The cello-piano combination is also not uncommon here, and there is an extended violin cadenza toward the end of the piece.  The writing for the three instruments is closely and at times interlinked, but the players are all instructed to play from scores. Excursions was first performed at Brandeis University in 1982.

Violin Solo and piano - early advanced

SKU: JK.00753

Composed by Wanda W. Palmer. Arranged by Kelly D. Anderson. Difficulty Medium Hard, Instrumental Violin, Piano Intermediate, Comfort, Encouragement, Faith, Grace, Guidance, Jesus Christ - Savior, Scriptures, Trials. Christian, Inspirational. Duration 2:45. Jackman Music Corporation #00753. Published by Jackman Music Corporation (JK.00753).

Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 43:2-5, Helaman 5:12.

Violin solo with piano accompaniment, arranged for early-advanced violin with some double stops and occasional shift into 3rd position. (previously listed as #00665)
Arranger: Kelly D. Anderson
Difficulty: early advanced
Performance time: 2:45
Reference: Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 43:2-5, Helaman 5:12.

By Dvorak Antonin. Czech title: Capriccio (koncertni rondo pro housle a klavir). Published by Praha (Czech import).

For Violin and Piano. By Ludwig van Beethoven. Edited by S. Brandenburg. This edition: HN291. Violin. Henle Music Folios. Pages: Score = 24 * Vl Part = 8. Urtext edition-paper bound. 32 pages. Published by G. Henle

Violin & piano

SKU: HH.HH007-KBD

Composed by Lorenzo Somis. Edited by Anton Geerb. Violin & Piano. Keyboard reduction. Duration 15 minutes. Edition HH Music Publishers #HH007-KBD. Published by Edition HH Music Publishers (HH.HH007-KBD).

ISBN 9790708024248.

A solemn introductory Grave where the solo violin occasionally breaks out from the repeated chords with short cantabile sections, is followed by a fluent Allegro with difficult sounding passage work, excellently written for the violin. An emotive Grave recitative leads into the final Allegro which arrests attention by the simple device of alternating triplets with semiquaver passages. Eminently suited to amateur and school orchestras!

By Robert Baksa. For Violin, Piano. Score and part(s). Duration 9 minutes. Published by Composers Library Editions