By:

• Nigel Keay

Duration:

09' 00"

Samples

	Score (619k)	Page 1 of 'Variations'	© Waiteata Music Press
	Recording (466k)	From 1:58 - 2:58
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Availability

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Programme Note

Variations for Violin and Piano was written in 1982 while Nigel Keay was studying composition at Victoria University of Wellington. The work won the inaugural Composition Competition there in 1982, being played on that occasion by Bruce Corlett (violin) and Hugh Stevenson (piano). It is a single movement work, and although tied in with the formal study requirements of the day, the piece saw the establishment of a personal style and harmonic language that developed along a path of “atonality” during the eighties. In fact the composer considers that this work marks the beginning of his catalogue. Nigel Keay played the violin part of this essentially abstract piece shortly after it was written, reflecting his desire to create a work that would be enjoyed by its performers.

Difficulty:

Advanced

Performance History

	07 Oct 1984	Performed by Bruce Corlett (violin) and Matthew Davidson (piano) at Old Saint Paul’s Cathedral, Wellington at ‘A Concert of New Zealand Music’ organised by Matthew Davidson
		Matthew Davidson
	14 Aug 1997	Performed by Mark Menzies (violin) and Dan Poynton (piano) at Adam Concert Room, Victoria University of Wellington
		Dan Poynton    Mark Menzies