Viola, Cello & Piano
SKU: SU.32040150
For Viola, Cello &
Piano. Composed by
Amy Riebs Mills. Chamber
Music, String
Trio/Quartet/Quintet.
Score & Parts. Subito
Music Corporation
#32040150. Published by
Subito Music Corporation
(SU.32040150).
From delightful
to lonesome to fiery,
this three movement suite
invites both performers
and listeners to share
the joy of being
enveloped in richness of
tone, creating poignant
expressions of the heart.
Marvelous recital and
concert music. Vignette
I: Delightful Dance
Jaunty rhythms and clever
surprises render a joyful
opening section. Later, a
warm, love filled melody
is poured out by each
instrumentalist, and
climbs to a glorious
tutti. Then it is back to
the joyful dance, a few
more surprises, and a
delightfully happy
ending. Vignette II:
Lonesome Chaconne opens
with two dark chords.
Then the piano begins the
chaconne with a mournful
bass line and plaintive
off beats. The viola
enters and plays a
lonesome melody, then is
joined by the cello in a
melancholy duet over the
chaconne until it dies
away. The cello's brief
recitative emerges from
the depths into an aching
cry that is then echoed
by the viola. Joining
together, they pour out a
fervent melody, moving
higher and higher until
they breakthrough to the
light. Alas, the vision
fades, and they return to
only fragments as the
chaconne disappears.
Vignette III: Fiery Fugue
opens with a feisty
subject melody, first in
the viola, followed by
the cello, piano right
hand, and left hand. It
is similar in form to a
Bach fugue, but uses
modal tonality and
syncopated rhythms. The
statements and episodes
build to a recall of the
fervent melody from the
second movement, leading
to the final dynamic
unison statement of the
fugue subject. Just as it
almost dies away, it
recharges and boldly
bounds ahead to the end.
Difficulty Level: 5
(Advanced) Viola, Cello,
Piano Duration: 13'30
Composed: 2016 Published
by: Amy Mills Music, LLC
See composer website for
audio sample.
Three Vignettes
