Violin (Violin)
SKU:
HL.14021026
Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. Exam Material.
Songbook . Composed 2000.
4 pages. Chester Music
#CH61785. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.14021026).
8.25x11.5x0.017
inches.
This
unaffected but effective
piece is a homage to the
late Marjorie Linklater,
a much-loved friend from
Orkney, and a charming
set-piece for violinists
of moderate ability. The
slow introductory adagio
serves the function of a
fond elegy, proving the
simple effect of moving
between D minor and D
major. It serves the
songful quality of the
violin, as does the
wistful central episode
of the main sequence; but
an exuberant love of the
dance is the essence of
the allegro, with the
high, bright sonority of
the instrument very much
to the fore. It was first
performed by Julia
Robinson Dean at the St
Magnus Festival, Orkney,
on 21st June 1998.
Arranged for solo violin.
Duration c. 4
minutes.
