Orchestra Bass Clarinet,
Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2,
Bongos, Cello, Clarinet,
Contrabass, Crotales,
Cymbals, English Horn,
Field Drum, Flute,
Glockenspiel, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Oboe 1, Oboe 2,
Percussion, Piano, Snare
Drum, Triangle, Trumpet,
Vibraphone, Viola and
more.
SKU:
PR.416411770
For
Violin, Piano, and
Chamber Orchestra.
Composed by William
Kraft. Full score. With
Standard notation.
Duration 17 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41177. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.416411770).
UPC:
680160091508.
I was
tempted to call the piece
Throw Back because it
consciously employs
rhythmic and harmonic
approaches characteristic
of the earlier part of
the twentieth century,
much of which plays a
part in forging my
musical personality.
Going along with the
impetus, I have paid
homage by subtly
interpolating stylistic
or actual references to
such unexpected
bedfellows as Scriabin,
Ravel, Debussy, Piston,
Roussel, and Ysaye. I
hope I will be musically
forgiven. In one
continuous movement,
there are three definite
internal sections:
Presto-Largo-Allegro. The
first section opens with
a very soft percussion
cadenza. If the acoustics
allow it, the player will
use sponge pottery
mallets (sponge-headed
mallets employed to
smooth the interior of a
pot as it is being
spin-dried). No matter
how hard the
percussionist strikes the
drums, the dynamic cannot
go above pp (pianissimo).
This cadenza serves as a
basis for the first
movement. The elements of
the cadenza are taken by
the orchestra to make the
first major statement,
similar to the classical
concerto; but rather than
making a restatement, the
soloists, when they come
in, begin with
variational ideas. The
second section is given
over to the soloists, and
is lyrical. The third
section begins with an
alternation between
strict rhythmic pulsation
and free-sounding
timbres, as if reluctant
to leave the second
section behind. The
rhythmic aspect takes
over more and more as the
piece progresses toward
its conclusion. Double
Play was commissioned by
the Saint Paul Chamber
Orchestra with financial
assistance from the
Northwest Area
Foundation. It received
its premiere on January
7, 1983, in St. Paul,
with the St. Paul Chamber
Orchestra; Pinchas
Zukerman, violinist; Marc
Neikrug, piano; and the
composer conducting.
A practical introduction to styles from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales...(+)
A practical
introduction to styles
from England, Ireland,
Scotland, and Wales.
Edited by Jane Griffiths.
Book and CD. 56 pages.
Published by Oxford
University Press
(OU.9780193392793).
Violin SKU: AP.6-450414 Interviews with Heifetz, Auer, Kreisler, and o...(+)
Violin
SKU:
AP.6-450414
Interviews with
Heifetz, Auer, Kreisler,
and others. Edited by
Frederick H. Martens.
Reference Textbooks;
Textbook - Instrumental.
Dover Edition.
Instructional and Music
Appreciation.
Biographical book. 178
pages. Dover Publications
#06-450414. Published by
Dover Publications
(AP.6-450414).
ISBN
9780486450414. UPC:
9780486450414. 9x12
inches.
English.
How long
should I practice? Which
pieces should I study?
How can I develop a
singing tone? All
violinists ponder these
questions, striving to
make the most of their
practice and
performances. This
enlightening and
encouraging book holds
the answers, offering a
series of interviews with
the most celebrated
violin teachers and
performers of the
nineteenth and early
twentieth
centuries.Twenty-four
famous violinists reveal
the secrets of their
success, sharing the
lessons of their artistry
and experience. In
addition to aesthetic and
technical aspects of
playing, they discuss
their personal
conceptions of violin
mastery. Eugene Ysaye
reminisces about his
studies with Vieuxtemps
and Wieniawski, and
Leopold Auer emphasizes
the importance of
fostering students'
individual talents. Maud
Powell describes her
pioneering role as a
female orchestral
musician, and Jascha
Heifetz voices his views
on technical mastery and
temperament. Hints and
advice from other masters
include tips on efficient
practice, immproving bow
technique, and refining
intonation. A rare find
in musical literature,
this book is essential
reading for every serious
violinist.Dover (2006)
unabridged republication
of the work originally
published by Frederick A.
Stokes, New York,
1919.
Composed by Jonathan Leshnoff. For violin solo. Contemporary. Standard Notation....(+)
Composed by Jonathan
Leshnoff. For violin
solo. Contemporary.
Standard Notation.
Duration 3 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#494-03007. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(A beginner book for violin). By Kathy and David Blackwell. For violin, with CD....(+)
(A beginner book for
violin). By Kathy and
David Blackwell. For
violin, with CD. Violin.
Fiddle Time. Fiddle Time.
Method book and CD. 40
pages. Published by
Oxford University Press
Violon [Partition + CD] - Facile Oxford University Press
(A second book of easy pieces for violin) Written by Kathy and David Blackwell. ...(+)
(A second book of easy
pieces for violin)
Written by Kathy and
David Blackwell.
Collection and
accompaniment CD for
violin. 31 pages.
Published by Oxford
University Press.
(For Solo Violin). By Samuel Adler. For Violin. Atonality, serialism, memorial, ...(+)
(For Solo Violin). By
Samuel Adler. For Violin.
Atonality, serialism,
memorial, eulogy. Solo
part. Standard notation.
4 pages. Duration 5
minutes. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
Chamber Music Violin SKU: PR.114418750 Composed by Michael Hersch. Sws. P...(+)
Chamber Music Violin
SKU: PR.114418750
Composed by Michael
Hersch. Sws. Performance
Score. 8 pages. Duration
11 minutes. Theodore
Presser Company
#114-41875. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114418750).
ISBN
9781491129524. UPC:
680160655489. 9 x 12
inches.
The
seven-movement in the
snowy margins might be
considered a sort of
atomic suite, as each
movement is succinct, yet
a microcosmic powerhouse
inspired by “The
Comet,” by Polish
writer and Holocaust
victim Bruno Schulz.
Hersch’s intensity is
expressed through
dramatically captivating
violin gestures, pushing
the boundaries of
texture, technique, and
emotion. Michael
Hersch’s in the snowy
margins was written in
2010. Like much of his
work, it is grounded in
literature and art. The
title is drawn from a
short story, The Comet by
Polish writer, poet, and
artist, Bruno Schulz
(1892-1942). This forms
the last of his
collection The Street of
Crocodiles, published in
1934. Schulz was shot by
a Nazi officer in
1942.Both the title of
Hersch’s work, and the
‘motto’ found on the
composer’s manuscript
(‘Thus far and no
further. But what has
become of the end of the
world…’) are to be
found in The Comet.
It’s interesting that
in in the snowy margins,
unlike his earlier
Fourteen Pieces which
were inspired by the
poetry of Primo Levi,
Hersch chose to not title
each individual movement
with a quote. However his
choices of text are
applied, there is a clear
quality of distillation.
In every case, the texts
which the composer has
chosen to eschew lie
beneath the music, akin
to the greater mass of an
iceberg, submerged, but
imminent.Hersch also has
very particular taste in
visual art, and there
seems to be common ground
between the intensely
expressionist drawing of
Schulz, and those of
Michael Mazur, which
inspired his string
quartet Images from a
Closed Ward. The
parallels between these
artists reflect common
traits shared between
these two pieces, which
provide a window on how
the music should be
approached, expressively
and technically. I would
argue, that from a
violinist’s point of
view, this pertains
directly to how bow and
left hand should approach
the string: the febrile
vibrancy of both Mazur
and Schulz’s pencil and
charcoal strokes, perhaps
what T.S. Eliot called
the ‘circulation of the
lymph’, in every
gesture, speaks to the
intense experience,
physically and
emotionally, of playing
(and hearing) this music.
There is an intense sense
of ‘truth to
materials’ at every
moment, the sense that
every note sings on the
edge of, or even beyond,
total collapse.— Peter
Sheppard-Skaerved.
Chamber Music Violin SKU: PR.494031990 Composed by Karen North. Collectio...(+)
Chamber Music Violin
SKU: PR.494031990
Composed by Karen North.
Collection - Full. 44+69
pages. Theodore Presser
Company #494-03199.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.494031990).
UPC:
680160686179.
Lyric
al Violin Legends is an
exciting collection of 20
works for violin and
piano, featuring
exclusively commissioned
works by contemporary
composers and inspiring
new arrangements of 19th
and 20th century
compositions. Listen to
the legends, discover
beautiful scenes and
enjoy lively dances
through the alluring
lyricism of this
music.These exclusive
commissioned works and
new arrangements are
suitable for intermediate
level players. The violin
part includes biographies
of all composers and
notes/ performance
suggestions for each
work.All pieces in
Lyrical Violin Legends
have free violin & piano
recordings to listen to,
as well as free piano
backing tracks to play
along with.Preview pages:
https://www.theyoungflute
player.com/violin-musicFr
ee recordings:
https://www.youtube.com/c
hannel/UCh0MBwKcJUR75_3wX
RyYj5QComposers: Johannes
Brahms, Antonin Dvorak,
Hans Engelmann, Sally
Greenaway, Greg
Harradine, Jolin Jiang,
Scott Joplin, Elena
Kats-Chernin, Toivo
Kuula, Rachel Laurin,
Edward MacDowell, Felix
Mendelssohn, Merryl
Neille, Heather Percy,
Gary
Schocker.Specifications:
€¢ Contents: 20
pieces• Standard:
Intermediate level•
Key signatures: up to
three sharps and three
flats• Time
signatures: 4/4, 3/4,
2/4, ₵, 6/8
(including mixed
metre).
Violin SKU: BT.MUSM570366392 Composed by Thomas Simaku. Book Only. 11 pag...(+)
Violin
SKU:
BT.MUSM570366392
Composed by Thomas
Simaku. Book Only. 11
pages. University of York
Music Press
#MUSM570366392. Published
by University of York
Music Press
(BT.MUSM570366392).
English.
Written
for and dedicated to
Peter Sheppard-Skærved.
The world premiere was
given on 26 November 2014
at King's Place, London.
Written in 2014, this
work focuses exclusively
on a single note - the
drone? This particular
sonority, is on, is
ubiquitously present
throughout the piece; the
music begins and ends
with it, and its echo is
felt even when the actual
sound is not heard! But
it is always there in the
background and it serves
as a nucleus with a
gravitational sonic
power, around which the
identity of the music is
displayed. The title
alludes to the genre of
capriccio, in terms
ofboth its free formal
design and the overall
character of the music,
which invariably
consistsof rhythmic
gestures with a high
degree of virtuosity. And
who better than its
dedicatee, with whom I
have collaborated for a
number of years now,
could give all these and
much more! TS Duration:
c. 8'.
For Violin and
Orchestra. Composed
by Behzad Ranjbaran.
Contemporary. Large
Score. With Standard
notation. Composed 1994.
144 pages. Duration 31
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #416-41366L.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.41641366L).
UPC:
680160585755.
From
my early years studying
violin at the Tehran
Music Conservatory, I was
captivated by the sound
of the kamancheh, an
ancient Persian bowed
instrument considered one
of the ancestors to the
modern violin. I was
pleased when the National
Endowment for the Arts
awarded me a grant to
write a violin concerto
as it provided me with an
occasion to rekindle my
fascination with the
kamancheh. The notion of
writing a violin concerto
that would incorporate
the power and brilliance
of a modern instrument
with the delicate and
lyrical character of an
ancient one was simply
irresistible. Moreover,
the inspiration from the
kamancheh also informed
my use of Persian modes,
melodic, and rhythmic
figures. The notes of the
violins open strings (G,
D, A, E) also influenced
many of the melodic and
harmonic elements of my
violin concerto. The
opening tutti is mostly
based on intervals of a
perfect 4th and 5th. The
primary material for each
movement incorporates
notes of two of the open
strings of the violin,
creating a three-note
melodic motif as the
basis of themes: 1 st
movement: A-D-A 2nd
movement: D-G-D 3rd
movement: E-A-E The
overall structure of the
concerto is organic and
cyclical, as themes are
shared between the three
movements. For example,
the main musical idea of
the third movement is a
transformation of the
first movements primary
theme. While the
movements share similar
musical materials, each
one is defined by
distinguishing
characters. The first
movement is conflicted;
alternating between
sections of unabashed
lyricism and unforgiving
ferocity. The second
movement is haunting,
mysterious, and
expressive with long
melodic lines that vary
continuously. It moves
through different moods
and characters including
a reimagining of a
traditional Persian
wedding tune played by
the orchestra (m. 98).
The third movement is
festive in character and
features much brilliant
passagework for the solo
violin. At the climax of
this movement, themes
from the previous
movements re-emerge
simultaneously with
greater intensity,
propelling the concerto
to an energetic finale.
The Concerto was composed
in 1994 and is dedicated
to Joshua Bell. From
my early years studying
violin at the Tehran
Music Conservatory, I was
captivated by the sound
of the kamancheh, an
ancient Persian bowed
instrument considered one
of the ancestors to the
modern violin. I was
pleased when the National
Endowment for the Arts
awarded me a grant to
write a violin concerto
as it provided me with an
occasion to rekindle my
fascination with the
kamancheh. The notion of
writing a violin concerto
that would incorporate
the power and brilliance
of a modern instrument
with the delicate and
lyrical character of an
ancient one was simply
irresistible. Moreover,
the inspiration from the
kamancheh also informed
my use of Persian modes,
melodic, and rhythmic
figures. The notes of the
violinas open strings (G,
D, A, E) also influenced
many of the melodic and
harmonic elements of my
violin concerto. The
opening tutti is mostly
based on intervals of a
perfect 4th and 5th. The
primary material for each
movement incorporates
notes of two of the open
strings of the violin,
creating a three-note
melodic motif as the
basis of themes: 1 st
movement: A-D-A 2nd
movement: D-G-D 3rd
movement: E-A-E The
overall structure of the
concerto is organic and
cyclical, as themes are
shared between the three
movements. For example,
the main musical idea of
the third movement is a
transformation of the
first movementas primary
theme. While the
movements share similar
musical materials, each
one is defined by
distinguishing
characters. The first
movement is conflicted;
alternating between
sections of unabashed
lyricism and unforgiving
ferocity. The second
movement is haunting,
mysterious, and
expressive with long
melodic lines that vary
continuously. It moves
through different moods
and characters including
a reimagining of a
traditional Persian
wedding tune played by
the orchestra (m. 98).
The third movement is
festive in character and
features much brilliant
passagework for the solo
violin. At the climax of
this movement, themes
from the previous
movements re-emerge
simultaneously with
greater intensity,
propelling the concerto
to an energetic finale.
The Concerto was composed
in 1994 and is dedicated
to Joshua Bell. From
my early years studying
violin at the Tehran
Music Conservatory, I was
captivated by the sound
of the kamancheh, an
ancient Persian bowed
instrument considered one
of the ancestors to the
modern violin. I was
pleased when the National
Endowment for the Arts
awarded me a grant to
write a violin concerto
as it provided me with an
occasion to rekindle my
fascination with the
kamancheh. The notion of
writing a violin concerto
that would incorporate
the power and brilliance
of a modern instrument
with the delicate and
lyrical character of an
ancient one was simply
irresistible. Moreover,
the inspiration from the
kamancheh also informed
my use of Persian modes,
melodic, and rhythmic
figures. The notes of the
violin's open strings (G,
D, A, E) also influenced
many of the melodic and
harmonic elements of my
violin concerto. The
opening tutti is mostly
based on intervals of a
perfect 4th and 5th. The
primary material for each
movement incorporates
notes of two of the open
strings of the violin,
creating a three-note
melodic motif as the
basis of themes: 1 st
movement: A-D-A 2nd
movement: D-G-D 3rd
movement: E-A-E The
overall structure of the
concerto is organic and
cyclical, as themes are
shared between the three
movements. For example,
the main musical idea of
the third movement is a
transformation of the
first movement's primary
theme. While the
movements share similar
musical materials, each
one is defined by
distinguishing
characters. The first
movement is conflicted;
alternating between
sections of unabashed
lyricism and unforgiving
ferocity. The second
movement is haunting,
mysterious, and
expressive with long
melodic lines that vary
continuously. It moves
through different moods
and characters including
a reimagining of a
traditional Persian
wedding tune played by
the orchestra (m. 98).
The third movement is
festive in character and
features much brilliant
passagework for the solo
violin. At the climax of
this movement, themes
from the previous
movements re-emerge
simultaneously with
greater intensity,
propelling the concerto
to an energetic finale.
The Concerto was composed
in 1994 and is dedicated
to Joshua Bell. From
my early years studying
violin at the Tehran
Music Conservatory, I was
captivated by the sound
of the kamancheh, an
ancient Persian bowed
instrument considered one
of the ancestors to the
modern violin. I was
pleased when the National
Endowment for the Arts
awarded me a grant to
write a violin concerto
as it provided me with an
occasion to rekindle my
fascination with the
kamancheh. The notionof
writing a violin concerto
that would incorporate
the power and brilliance
of a modern instrument
with the delicate and
lyrical character of an
ancient one was simply
irresistible. Moreover,
the inspiration from the
kamancheh also informed
my use of Persian modes,
melodic, and rhythmic
figures.The notes of the
violin’s open
strings (G, D, A, E) also
influenced many of the
melodic and harmonic
elements of my violin
concerto. The opening
tutti is mostly based on
intervals of a perfect
4th and 5th. The primary
material for each
movement incorporates
notes of two of the open
strings of the violin,
creating a three-note
melodic motif as the
basis of themes:1 st
movement: A-D-A2nd
movement: D-G-D3rd
movement: E-A-EThe
overall structure of the
concerto is organic and
cyclical, as themes are
shared between the three
movements. For example,
the main musical idea of
the third movement is a
transformation of the
first movement’s
primary theme. While the
movements share similar
musical materials, each
one is definedby
distinguishing
characters. The first
movement is conflicted;
alternating between
sections of unabashed
lyricism and
unforgivingferocity. The
second movement is
haunting, mysterious, and
expressive with long
melodic lines that vary
continuously. It moves
through different moods
and characters including
a reimagining of a
traditional Persian
wedding tune played by
the orchestra (m. 98).
The third movement is
festive in character and
features much brilliant
passagework for the solo
violin. At the climax of
this movement, themes
fromthe previous
movements re-emerge
simultaneously with
greater intensity,
propelling the concerto
to an energetic finale.
The Concerto was composed
in 1994 and is dedicated
to Joshua Bell.
Chamber Music violin, viola SKU: PR.114419730 For violin and Viola...(+)
Chamber Music violin,
viola
SKU:
PR.114419730
For
violin and Viola.
Composed by Chen Yi. Sws.
Set of Score and Parts.
8+2+2 pages. Duration
2:30. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41973.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114419730).
ISBN
9781491132333. UPC:
680160681686. 9 x 12
inches.
Chen Yi
describes the cheery
interplay of HAPPY TUNE
as: “When one
instrument plays a
livelymelody, the other
plays a vivid rhythmic
pattern in the
accompaniment. The pair
of string
instrumentsimitates the
sound of primitive
Chinese folk song
singing, as well as the
Chinese traditional
windinstrument sheng, a
mouth pipe organ.â€
Published as a shared
score and extracted
parts, and writtenas a
celebration piece
honoring the 25th
anniversary of the Great
Lakes Chamber Music
Festival. Composed to
celebrate the 25th
Anniversary of the Great
Lakes Chamber Music
Festival, my violin and
viola duet HAPPY TUNE was
written for Kim
Kashkashian and Tien-Hsin
Cindy Wu, and premiered
at the festival on June
16, 2018.I fondly
remember being invited by
the GLCMF (directed by
Prof. James Tocco) to be
the dual Stone
Composers-in-Residence
with my husband Zhou
Long, along with the
Stone Composer Fellow
Nicholas Omiccioli in
2011. We had a dozen of
our chamber works
performed excellently by
the outstanding chamber
ensembles and musicians
during the week, meeting
enthusiastic audiences
and supporters of new
music in various venues
at the festival. The
experience was truly
inspiring, and I created
HAPPY TUNE to honor the
GLCMF, with hopes to
carry on the high spirit
in our new music
society.In this duet,
when one instrument plays
a lively melody, the
other plays a vivid
rhythmic pattern in the
accompaniment. The pair
of string instruments
imitates the sound of
primitive Chinese folk
song singing, as well as
the Chinese traditional
wind instrument sheng, a
mouth pipe organ.
Orchestra (2 flutes (2nd
flute doubling piccolo),
2 oboes, 2 clarinets in
bb, 2 bassoons, 4 french
horns in f, 2 trumpets in
c, 2 trombones, 1 bass
trombone, 1 tuba,
percussion 1: small
beijing opera gong,
marimba, tam-tam,
japanese high, wood
block, percussion 2: s)
SKU: PR.416415110
For Violin And
Orchestra. Composed
by Chen Yi. Contemporary.
Full score. With Standard
Notation. Duration 10
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #416-41511.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.416415110).
UPC:
680160621286.
Commi
ssioned by Kennesaw State
University Symphony
Orchestra in 2012,
Chinese Rap for violin
and orchestra is
premiered by Prof. Helen
Kim as the soloist and
the KSUSO led by Prof.
Michael Alexander at
Bailey Center in KSU, GA
on Feb. 17, 2014. The
work is inspired by
Chinese folk musical
story telling, Quyi, in a
form of mixed reciting
and singing style, with
interludes played by
percussion and plucking
instruments in
accompaniment. The folk
musical story telling is
sung in dialects from
different geographic
regions. I mixed all
these elements in a
complex three-part form,
with an introduction, a
cadenza in the middle,
and a coda as the frame
in the structure. The
melodies are delicate and
leisurely, and the
rhythmic parts are
energetic, vivid and
lively. There are big
contrasts between
sections, which are
juxtaposed and connected
smoothly and
congenially. Commissio
ned by Kennesaw State
University Symphony
Orchestra in 2012,Chinese
Rap for violin and
orchestra is premiered by
Prof. Helen Kim as
thesoloist and the KSUSO
led by Prof. Michael
Alexander at Bailey
Center inKSU, GA on Feb.
17, 2014. The work is
inspired by Chinese folk
musical storytelling,
Quyi, in a form of mixed
reciting and singing
style, with
interludesplayed by
percussion and plucking
instruments in
accompaniment. The
folkmusical story telling
is sung in dialects from
different geographic
regions. Imixed all these
elements in a complex
three-part form, with an
introduction, a cadenza
in the middle, and a coda
as the frame in the
structure. The melodies
are delicate and
leisurely, and the
rhythmic parts are
energetic, vivid and
lively. There are big
contrasts between
sections, which are
juxtaposed and connected
smoothly and
congenially.
Orchestra (2 flutes (2nd
flute doubling piccolo),
2 oboes, 2 clarinets in
bb, 2 bassoons, 4 french
horns in f, 2 trumpets in
c, 2 trombones, 1 bass
trombone, 1 tuba,
percussion 1: small
beijing opera gong,
marimba, tam-tam,
japanese high, wood
block, percussion 2: s)
SKU: PR.41641511L
For Violin And
Orchestra. Composed
by Chen Yi. Contemporary.
Large Score. With
Standard Notation.
Duration 10 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41511L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.41641511L).
UPC:
680160621293.
Commi
ssioned by Kennesaw State
University Symphony
Orchestra in 2012,
Chinese Rap for violin
and orchestra is
premiered by Prof. Helen
Kim as the soloist and
the KSUSO led by Prof.
Michael Alexander at
Bailey Center in KSU, GA
on Feb. 17, 2014. The
work is inspired by
Chinese folk musical
story telling, Quyi, in a
form of mixed reciting
and singing style, with
interludes played by
percussion and plucking
instruments in
accompaniment. The folk
musical story telling is
sung in dialects from
different geographic
regions. I mixed all
these elements in a
complex three-part form,
with an introduction, a
cadenza in the middle,
and a coda as the frame
in the structure. The
melodies are delicate and
leisurely, and the
rhythmic parts are
energetic, vivid and
lively. There are big
contrasts between
sections, which are
juxtaposed and connected
smoothly and
congenially. Commissio
ned by Kennesaw State
University Symphony
Orchestra in 2012,Chinese
Rap for violin and
orchestra is premiered by
Prof. Helen Kim as
thesoloist and the KSUSO
led by Prof. Michael
Alexander at Bailey
Center inKSU, GA on Feb.
17, 2014. The work is
inspired by Chinese folk
musical storytelling,
Quyi, in a form of mixed
reciting and singing
style, with
interludesplayed by
percussion and plucking
instruments in
accompaniment. The
folkmusical story telling
is sung in dialects from
different geographic
regions. Imixed all these
elements in a complex
three-part form, with an
introduction, a cadenza
in the middle, and a coda
as the frame in the
structure. The melodies
are delicate and
leisurely, and the
rhythmic parts are
energetic, vivid and
lively. There are big
contrasts between
sections, which are
juxtaposed and connected
smoothly and
congenially.
For violin and Viola (both players play both instruments). Composed by Ra...(+)
For violin and Viola
(both players play both
instruments).
Composed by Ralph Shapey.
Set of performace parts
and score. With Standard
notation. Composed 1983.
11 pages. Duration 12
minutes, 30 seconds.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-40438. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114404380).