Work
Music for Viola and Piano
for viola and piano
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In this work, the first movement uses two Basque melodies (one of which is a Basque lullaby whose text contains only Basque nonsense words) for the first group and a "Bulgarianized" version of a Hungarian folk melody for the second in this short sonata form. The second movement is an arrangement of a 14th century melody by Guillaume de Machault, and the last owes something to Scandinavian folk music (the obscure title refers to a favorite Finnish dill-infused salad dressing that I like to make on occasion).
Music for Viola and Piano is dedicated to Rudolf Haken, Rachel Jensen, and my counterpoint teacher, Jack Melby.
Dedication note
Dedicated to Rudolf Haken, Rachel Jensen, and my counterpoint teacher, Jack Melby
Contents note
- Bulun Bat Eta Bulun Bi
- Douce Dame Jolie
- Kurkku-Viili Kastike
Performance history
05 Mar 2007: Performed by Rudolf Haken (viola) and Rachel Jensen (piano) at Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Centre for the Performing Arts, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
24 Oct 2009: Performed by Rudolf Haken (viola) and Robert Auler (piano) at Pulaski Congregational Church in Pulaski, New York, USA
31 Oct 2009: Performed by Rudolf Haken (viola) and Robert Auler (piano) at Christchurch Cathedral, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
04 Feb 2010: Performed by Scott Rawls (viola) and Inara Zandmade (piano) at School of Music Recital Hall,
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
17 Jun 2010: Performed by Rudolf Haken (viola) and Robert Auler (piano) at the American Composers Alliance Summer New Music Festival in New York City, USA