Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Edited by Clive Brown. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Barenreiter Urtext. Volume I and Volume II. Classical. Score and part. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA09036. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Edited by Clive Brown. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Barenreiter Urtext. Volume II. Classical. Score and part. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA09015. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Edited by Clive Brown. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Barenreiter Urtext. Volume I. Classical. Score and part. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA09014. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

By Various. Arranged by Kurt Bestor, Sam Cardon, Greg Hansen, Crawford Gates, Merrill Jenson. For Violin and Piano. Level: Very Difficult. Published by Jackman Music Corporation.

Violin and Piano. By Hilary Hahn. By Various. Boosey and Hawkes Chamber Music. Classical, Contemporary. Softcover. 340 pages. Boosey and Hawkes #M051107933. Published by Boosey and Hawkes (HL.48023059).

Violin and piano - Advanced

SKU: DY.DO-1525

Composed by David Braid. Score and part. Les Editions Doberman-Yppan #DO 1525. Published by Les Editions Doberman-Yppan (DY.DO-1525).

ISBN 9782897963057.

J'ai me les formes musicales concises telles que le Prélude et la Fugue, où il y a une idée claire et directe, suivie d'une autre plus complexe et développée.

Conformément à cette idée, cette œuvre se compose de deux pièces distinctes, la première - Transfigured Life - vise à attirer l'auditeur avec son rythme rapide et dansant et sa partie de violon simple et mélodique. Il se «transfigure» via quelques courts intermèdes au piano solo en seulement deux notes alternées pour terminer - qui sont le cœur de l'idée originale, maintenant clarifiée en effaçant tout le reste.

Le deuxième morceau - Still Life - conserve son sentiment de quiétude grâce à une ligne de piano simple qui laisse beaucoup d'espace à la partie contrastée (mais encore une fois simple) du violon. En tant que pièce absolue et non programmatique, le titre fait référence uniquement à la couleur et au rythme atmosphériques ; c'est à l'auditeur de voir la « nature morte » de son choix dans son esprit.

Une note sur les performances :
Malgré ma référence à des lignes « simples » et l'évitement déterminé par l'œuvre des grincements modernistes traditionnels, l'œuvre présente certains défis d'exécution en termes de phrasé et d'ensemble qui nécessitent des compétences et une musicalité considérables. L'œuvre a eu le privilège d'être récemment enregistrée par le violoniste Ezgi Sarıkcıoğlu et la pianiste Rossitza Stoycheva, et est disponible sur toutes les principales plateformes :

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Trans figured Life - Still Life, Op. 165 (violin and piano) - David Braid

I am keen on concise musical forms such as Prelude and Fugue, where there is one clear straightforward idea, followed by another that is more involved and developed.

In keeping with that idea, this work consists of two distinct pieces, the first - Transfigured Life - aims to draw in the listener with its quick, dancing rhythm and simple, melodic violin part. It 'transfigures' via a few short solo piano interludes into just two alternating notes to end - which are the core of the original idea, now made clear by clearing everything else out of the way.

The second piece - Still Life - retains its sense of stillness through an uncomplicated piano line that gives lots of space for the violin's contrasting (but again simple) part. As an absolute, not programmatic, piece the title refers to the atmospheric colour and pacing only; it's up to the listener to see 'Still life' of their choosing in their own mind.

A note on performance:
Despite my reference to 'simple' lines, and the work's determined avoidance of mainstream modernist squeak - the work has certain performance challenges of phrasing and ensemble that requires considerable skill and musicianship. The work has had the privilege of being recently recorded by violinist Ezgi Sarıkcıoğlu and pianist Rossitza Stoycheva, and is available on all major platforms:

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Piano Accompaniment; Violin (Score and Solo Part) - difficult

SKU: HL.49044450

Violin and Piano. Composed by Thierry Pé and cou. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. String. Soleil-Feu refers to the first attempt to create a world out of a rain of fire (nahui quiahuitl) as described in the cosmogony of Ancient Mexican civilisation. The element of fire is reflected in the musical soundscape of this work; rampant, rhythmic moti. Classical, Contemporary. Softcover. Composed 2013. 32 pages. Duration 6'. Schott Music #ED21888. Published by Schott Music (HL.49044450).

ISBN 9790001198639. 9.0x12.0x0.124 inches.

This work is part of a cycle of five short pieces for a single instrument and piano, focused on the five ages in the cosmogony of Ancient Mexican civilisation. The peoples of the Mexican highlands believe that time follows specific cycles and that the world was created following the pattern of 'trial and error'. The creation of the world is divided into several periods which are termed 'suns' (we are currently living in the fifth phase named 'Ollin'). Each period will be brought to an end through a natural catastrophe.Solei-Feu refers to the first attempt to create a world out of a rain of fire (nahui quiahuitl).The element of fire is reflected in the musical soundscape of this work, constructed from rampant, rhythmic motifs, fragmented splinters, spinning upswings and impacts reverberating through space. An intimate dialogue develops between violin and piano on the basis of extremely simple figures. Interconnecting lines and dense musical material are thrown against each other in a play of contrasting registers and blended tonal colouring, creating a mysterious and disturbing mythological universe coloured by its ontological pessimism. Thierry Pecou

Soleil-Feu refers to the first attempt to create a world out of a rain of fire (nahui quiahuitl) as described in the cosmogony of Ancient Mexican civilisation. The element of fire is reflected in the musical soundscape of this work; rampant, rhythmic motifs, fragmented splinters, spinning upswings and impacts reverberating through space create a mysterious and disturbing mythological universe coloured by its ontological pessimism. Thierry Pecou.

Violin and piano

SKU: BO.B.3632

Composed by Jordi Cervello. Published by Editorial de Musica Boileau (BO.B.3632).

Duo-Sonata for violin and piano was written between September and October of 2010. It is made up of three movements, each of which has unique characteristics. The first, Allegro appassionato, is monothematic, although the theme itself is presented in several ways. Following a vigorous start featuring violin cadenza, the movement is developed with a lively feel, alternating lyrical fragments with other energetic ones. Its conclusion is resounding.

Meanwh ile, the second movement, Quasi un lamento, is introspective and fragile. A long melody is sustained by a delicate and transparent piano accompaniment, evoking once again the theme of the first movement and concluding with a Lento of descending piano harmonies while the violin follows, in octaves, with heartfelt glissando.

The third movement, Scherzando-Allegro, is a light-hearted game between the piano and the violin. The main theme is repeated once again, this time with a binary time signature. The violin uses ricochet (the rebounding of notes in a bow stroke), as well as natural and artificial harmonies in quick time. The piano part unfolds completely naturally, excluding any gratuitous artifice.

Chamber Music Clarinet, Piano, Violin

SKU: PR.164002390

Composed by Dan Welcher. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. Composed 1995. 26+14+14 pages. Duration 14 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #164-00239. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.164002390).

UPC: 680160038091.

I became interested in the work of Plato through my friend and collaborator, the writer and philosopher Paul Woodruff. Paul's new translation, with Alexander Nehamas, of the Symposium gave me insights into ancient Greek ways of thinking about Love, Beauty, and Wisdom -- and managed to keep the earthy, and often bawdy side of it all in full view. But their new translation of Plato's later dialogue Phaedrus went even further: the beauty of the speeches is breathtaking, and the discourse itself is enough to keep one awake at night. Basically the Great Speech of Socrates in the Phaedrus dialogue has to do with the place of Eros in the world, and with the conflict in the soul between fleshly pleasure and philosophic discovery. I will not attempt to encapsulate this brilliant discourse in a program note: suffice it to say that reading it gave rise to my two-sided work for clarinet, violin, and piano, Phaedrus. The first movement represents the Philosophic life, and is thus subtitled Apollo's Lyre (Invocation and Hymn). It begins with an unaccompanied melody for the clarinet, which (after a pair of harp-like flourishes for the piano, expands into an accompanied canon. The voices in the dialogue (clarinet and violin) follow each other by a prescribed number of beats, but the music is totally devoid of any meter at all. The piano, representing the lyre, accompanies this lyric love-feast with repeated strummed chords. The canon has three large sections, and ends with violin echoing the unaccompanied clarinet invocation as the sound of the lyre fades. The second movement, called Dionysus' Dream-Orgy (Ritual Dance) presents, after a brief introduction, another kind of unmetered music. Rather than long lyric flights of philosophic song, however, this time we hear a unison dance of unbridled energy and sensual transport. The piece soon forms itself into a loose arch form, with contrasting metered dance sections divided by the unison unmetered orgy tune. Midway through the movement, Apollo's melody returns from the first movement, but it is a temporary reminiscence. The orgiastic dance returns, reaches a climax, and ends with a stomping of feet. While Plato asserts that a proper balance between lust and reason is necessary in all men, he (naturally) gives the nod to Philosophy as the better choice in which to live. Not so in my music: the two sides are meant to coexist and to complement each other. No sides are taken. Phaedrus was commissioned of the Verdehr Trio by Michigan State University. It is dedicated to the Vedehr Trio with great affection and admiration.

Violin and Piano - intermediate

SKU: BT.DHP-1175827-401

Composed by Pascal Proust. De Haske String Series. Book and Part(s). Composed 2017. 12 pages. De Haske Publications #DHP 1175827-401. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-1175827-401).

ISBN 9789043153010. English-German-French-Dut ch.

The seaside, a blue lagoon under the sun… Only some birds disrupt tranquillity, but then leave by the evening. An idyllic vision illustrated by the sound of young violinists.
Composer Pascal Proust has many years of experience as a musician and music teacher. His work includes several hundred compositions for the most diverse instrumentations. He wrote Sea Blue for violinists with an ability of approximately 3 4 years’ experience. He paid special attention to an easy-to-follow, attractive musical style. Sea Blue is an ideal performance or competition work for young musicians.

De kustlijn, een blauwe lagune onder de zon… Enkel het gefluit van vogels onderbreekt deze stilte, maar verdwijnt weer tegen de avond. Een idyllische gedachte ge llusteerd door de klank van de jonge violist.
De componist Pascal Proust kan bogen op een jarenlange ervaring als muzikant en muziekdocent. Zijn oeuvre omvat honderden composities voor de meest diverse instrumentaties. Hij schreef Sea Blue voor violisten die ongeveer drie tot vier jaar les hebben gehad, waarbij hij speciaal aandacht heeft besteed aan een makkelijk te volgen, aantrekkelijke muziekstijl. Daardoor is Sea Blue een ideaal voordrachts- of wedstrijdstuk voor jonge muzikanten.

Am Meer, eine blaue Lagune in der Sonne ... Nur ein paar Vögel stören diese friedliche Stille, aber sie brechen wieder auf, als es Abend wird. Ein idyllisches Bild, das durch die Klänge der jungen Geiger veranschaulicht wird.
Der Komponist Pascal Proust kann aus seiner langjährigen Erfahrung als Musiker und Musikpädagoge schöpfen, sein Oeuvre umfasst mehrere hundert Kompositionen für verschiedenste Besetzungen. Er schrieb Sea Blue für Geiger mit ungefähr 3 4 Jahren Unterrichtserfahrung und legte besonderes Augenmerk auf einen leicht verständlichen, attraktiven musikalischen Stil. Dadurch eignet sich Sea Blue ideal als Vortrags- und Wettbewerbsstück fürjunge Musiker.

Un bord de mer, un lagon bleu sous le soleil … Seuls quelques oiseaux viennent troubler cette quiétude, mais repartent le soir venu. Un tableau idyllique illustré par le son de jeunes violonistes.
Le compositeur Pascal Proust puise volonté dans son immense expérience de musicien et professeur de musique - son catalogue d’œuvres englobe plusieurs centaines de compositions pour divers instruments. Il a notamment écrit Sea Blue pour violonistes ayant environ 3 4 années de pratique, dans un style musical accessible et coloré. De ce fait, Sea Blue est la pièce idéale pour tout examen ou audition de jeunes musiciens.

Violin and Piano - early intermediate

SKU: BT.DHP-1115233-400

By Nico Dezaire. By Ferdinand Kuchler. De Haske Study and Play. Book with CD. Composed 2011. 24 pages. De Haske Publications #DHP 1115233-400. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-1115233-400).

ISBN 9789043136204. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dut ch.

The Concertino op. 12 by the German violinist, composer and violin educator Ferdinand Küchler (1867-1937) is a three-movement work that is ideal for the development of playing in first and third position. The first movement is both powerful and playful in character, and its themes that follow on from each other rapidly, producing a concise sonata form. The second movement has been written in a three-part song form (A-B-A). The A section has a cantabile atmosphere, whereas section B is more dramatic. The third movement is a rondo (with a refrain and episodes). The refrain is joyful in spirit, and the episodes present variation.

Het Concertino op. 12 van Ferdinand Küchler (1867-1937) is een driedelig werk. Voor de leerling is dit het ideale werk om aan de eerste en derde positie te werken. Het eerste deel is krachtig en speels tegelijk. Het tweededeel is in de vorm van een driedelige lied geschreven (A-B-A). Het derde deel is een rondo.

Das Concertino op. 12 von Ferdinand Küchler (1867-1937) ist ein dreisätziges Werk, mit dem Schüler ausgezeichnet an ihrem Spiel in der ersten und dritten Lage arbeiten können. Der erste Satz ist kraftvoll und verspielt zugleich; der zweite Satz wurde in der Form eines dreistimmigen Liedes geschrieben (A-B-A). Der dritte Satz ist ein Rondo.

Le Concertino opus 12 de Ferdinand Küchler (1867-1937) est un Å?uvre en trois mouvements, destinées aux élèves maîtrisant le jeu en première et troisième position. Le premier mouvement est puissant et ludique, le deuxième a été écrit sous la forme d'une mélodie en trois parties (ABA). Le troisième mouvement est un rondo.

Il Concertino op. 12 di Ferdinand Küchler (1867-1937) è un brano in tre movimenti, ideale per praticare la prima e terza posizione. Il primo movimento è al contempo potente e gioioso, il secondo in forma di un canto a voci (A-B-A), mentre il terzo movimento è un rondò.

Composed by Emma Lou Diemer (1927-). LKM Music. Softcover. Lauren Keiser Music Publishing #X511051. Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing (HL.173557).

By H Wieniawski. VIOLIN/PIANO. PWM. 36 pages. Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne #8739070. Published by Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne

Violin Solo and piano - intermediate advanced

SKU: JK.01761

Composed by African-American Spiritual. Arranged by Kelly D. Anderson. Difficulty Medium Hard, Instrumental Violin, Piano Choir, Seasonal Music Christmas, Christmas, Jesus Christ - Birth, Jesus Christ - Shepherd. Christian, Inspirational. Duration 2:29. Jackman Music Corporation #01761. Published by Jackman Music Corporation (JK.01761).

Luke 2:8-14.

African -American Christmas spiritual arranged for early-advanced violin solo and piano.
Composer: African-American Spiritual
Arranger: Kelly D. Anderson
Difficulty: intermediate advanced
Performance time: 2:29
Reference: Luke 2:8-14.

By Pam Wedgwood. For Violin. Book; CD; String - Violin Studies or Collection. Faber Edition: After Hours. 24 pages. Published by Faber Music

(Violin and Piano with marked and unmarked string parts). By Gabriel Fauré and Gabriel Faur. Edited by Dominik Rahmer. For Violin, Piano Accompaniment (Score and Parts). Henle Music Folios. Softcover. 20 pages. G. Henle #HN1101. Published by G. Henle

Composed by Franz Clement. Edited by Clive Brown. Special Publications. Piano reduction and part. Published by A-R Editions (A2.S003).

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 and Piano (Violin)

SKU: HL.14004213

Composed by Lennox Berkeley. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Composed 2002. 56 pages. Chester Music #CH55778. Published by Chester Music (HL.14004213).

9.0x12.0x0.175 inches.

Five Pieces for Violin and Orchestra was commissioned by Frederick Grinke and completed on 20 December 1961. The BBC Symphony Orchestra with Frederick Grinke (violin) and conducted by the composer, gave the first performance on 31 July 1962 at the Royal Albert Hall, London during the BBC Proms season. This work is so constructed that each piece is complete in itself and can be played separately, while at the same time the whole set of five constitutes a structural unit. A basic motif consisting of a rising semitone followed by a falling tone, and its inversion plays an important part in every piece. Thus the first piece, which is of a slow and meditative character, begins with this theme in the bass. It is also heard in the first entry of the solo part, and thereafter every episode is in some way derived from it. The next piece, a vigorous and strongly marked 'allegro', uses the semitone of the original figure as its starting point. A second theme appears, first on the horns and is later taken up by the solo violin, while a third section has the initial idea as its accompaniment. Next comes an extended scherzo in free form very closely based on initial motif. The fourth is a purely melodic piece containing allusions in its middle section to the basic figure. Here the strings only are used for accompaniment. In the first section, violas and cellos are divided in the middle section, and all the strings are used in the last, which is otherwise an almost exact repetition of the opening. The Finale is a lighter movement than the others, concerned mainly with giving the soloist material for display, but not unconnected with what has gone before.

Violin and Piano - easy

SKU: BT.DHP-1175821-401

Composed by Pascal Proust. De Haske String Series. Book and Part(s). Composed 2017. 8 pages. De Haske Publications #DHP 1175821-401. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-1175821-401).

ISBN 9789043152914. English-German-French-Dut ch.

A small, playful piece that revives the famous Twinkle, twinkle, little star in a dance version (a short tango).
Composer Pascal Proust has many years of experience as a musician and music teacher. His work includes several hundred compositions for the most diverse instrumentations. He wrote El viol n del niño for violinists with an ability of approximately one year’s experience. He paid special attention to an easy-to-follow, attractive musical style. El viol n del niño is an ideal performance or competition work for young musicians.

Een kort, vrolijk werkje waarin Twinkel, Twinkel, little star is verwerkt als een dansbaar nummer (een korte tango).
De componist Pascal Proust kan bogen op een jarenlange ervaring als muzikant en muziekdocent. Zijn oeuvre omvat honderden composities voor de meest diverse instrumentaties. Hij schreef El viol n del niño voor violisten die ongeveer een jaar les hebben gehad, waarbij hij speciaal aandacht heeft besteed aan een makkelijk te volgen, aantrekkelijke muziekstijl. Daardoor is El viol n del niño een ideaal voordrachts- of wedstrijdstuk voor jonge muzikanten.

Ein kurzes spielerisches Stück, in dem das bekannte LiedAh! vous dirais-je, maman in einer tänzerischen Version (ein kleiner Tango) verwendet wird.
Der Komponist Pascal Proust kann aus seiner langjährigen Erfahrung als Musiker und Musikpädagoge schöpfen, sein Oeuvre umfasst mehrere hundert Kompositionen für verschiedenste Besetzungen. Er schrieb El viol n del niño für Geiger mit ungefähr 1 Jahr Unterrichtserfahrung und legte besonderes Augenmerk auf einen leicht verständlichen, attraktiven musikalischen Stil. Dadurch eignet sich El viol n del niño ideal als Vortrags- und Wettbewerbsstück für junge Musiker.

Une petite pièce ludique reprenant le célèbre Ah! vous dirai-je, maman dans une version dansante (un petit tango).
Le compositeur Pascal Proust puise volonté dans son immense expérience de musicien et professeur de musique - son catalogue d’œuvres englobe plusieurs centaines de compositions pour divers instruments. Il a notamment écrit El viol n del niño pour violonistes ayant environ une année de pratique, dans un style musical accessible et coloré. De ce fait, El viol n del niño est la pièce idéale pour tout examen ou audition de jeunes musiciens.

By K. Newell Dayley. Arranged by Amber White. For Violin Duet, Piano. Medium. Published by Jackman Music Corporation

Composed by Andrii Didorenko. Set of Score and Parts. Duration 11 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-42371. Published by Theodore Presser Company

Composed by Martin Suckling. Solo; Solo Small Ensembles; String - Violin and Piano. Faber Edition. Part(s); Score. Faber Music #12- 0571540813. Published by Faber Music

Chamber Music Cello, Piano, Violin

SKU: PR.114422690

Composed by Stacy Garrop. Sws. Set of Score and Parts. 8+2+2 pages. Duration 5 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-42269. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114422690).

UPC: 680160684809. 9 x 12 inches.

In 2014, I enjoyed a wonderful residence at the Ucross Foundation in Clearmont,
Wyoming. Ucross is an artist colony that gives writers, composers, and visual artists the
gift of time, space, and support to follow their artistic pursuits; we are provided with
studio space, housing, and meals so that we can work continuously on our projects. I have
been in residence at numerous artist colonies; however, nothing in my previous
experiences prepared me for living in such isolated, wild country. Ucross is situated on a
20,000-acre cattle ranch at nearly 4,000 feet in elevation with fewer than 150 people
living within the town. But what Clearmont lacks in population, it makes up for
abundantly and spectacularly in wilderness and wildlife. I composed the sextet Postcards
from Wyoming to offer three glimpses of what I found to be the most striking aspects of
my residence. The Solitude of Stars, the third and final movement of the original sextet,
was inspired by the stunning nightly display of the heavens above. Without city lights
dimming the night sky, countless stars shone brightly over the vast expanse of the prairie.
This edition is part of The Solitude of Stars Project that I undertook during the 2020
COVID-19 pandemic, which consists of a series of arrangements that I made for
colleagues and friends.
In 2014, I enjoyed a wonderful residence at the Ucross Foundation in Clearmont, Wyoming. Ucross is an artist colony that gives writers, composers, and visual artists the gift of time, space, and support to follow their artistic pursuits; we are provided with studio space, housing, and meals so that we can work continuously on our projects. I have been in residence at numerous artist colonies; however, nothing in my previous experiences prepared me for living in such isolated, wild country. Ucross is situated on a 20,000-acre cattle ranch at nearly 4,000 feet in elevation with fewer than 150 people living within the town. But what Clearmont lacks in population, it makes up for abundantly and spectacularly in wilderness and wildlife. I composed the sextet Postcards from Wyoming to offer three glimpses of what I found to be the most striking aspects of my residence. The Solitude of Stars, the third and final movement of the original sextet, was inspired by the stunning nightly display of the heavens above. Without city lights dimming the night sky, countless stars shone brightly over the vast expanse of the prairie. This edition is part of The Solitude of Stars Project that I undertook during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, which consists of a series of arrangements that I made for colleagues and friends.
In 2014, I enjoyed a wonderful residence at the Ucross Foundation in Clearmont,Wyoming. Ucross is an artist colony that gives writers, composers, and visual artists thegift of time, space, and support to follow their artistic pursuits; we are provided withstudio space, housing, and meals so that we can work continuously on our projects. I havebeen in residence at numerous artist colonies; however, nothing in my previousexperiences prepared me for living in such isolated, wild country. Ucross is situated on a20,000-acre cattle ranch at nearly 4,000 feet in elevation with fewer than 150 peopleliving within the town. But what Clearmont lacks in population, it makes up forabundantly and spectacularly in wilderness and wildlife. I composed the sextet Postcardsfrom Wyoming to offer three glimpses of what I found to be the most striking aspects ofmy residence. The Solitude of Stars, the third and final movement of the original sextet,was inspired by the stunning nightly display of the heavens above. Without city lightsdimming the night sky, countless stars shone brightly over the vast expanse of the prairie.This edition is part of The Solitude of Stars Project that I undertook during the 2020COVID-19 pandemic, which consists of a series of arrangements that I made forcolleagues and friends.