Violinist Kip Jones’ arrangement of the legendary bassist’s composition highlights the intersection between the blues, gospel, and mid-1940s cool that makes the piece so special.
The piece is rich with idiomatic violin techniques, like open strings and double- and triple-stops, that evoke the spirit of fiddle music.
"I think that Consolidation has a clear compositional intent that really comes out in the piece. The melody is pensive, and I really connect to it personally."
This piece is cleverly written, combining elements of traditional Arabic Maqamat, or scales, and Western classical writing
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The tracks are entirely improvised, though most of them are layered with multiple voices, so of course the lines between improvisation, composition, and editing are blurred.
The intensity and raw emotion of it really spoke to all of us
"I’m excited about this tune because I think it’s danceable, which is ultimately my goal anytime I play a fiddle tune."
Composed after attending a fiddle camp, this tune was inspired by the magic that happens when fiddle players meet up and do nothing but play the fiddle for five days
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Space, time, and sound—these are the most significant elements in Dissolve, O My Heart that challenge the performer.
Hauser, half of the duo 2Cellos, recently released a cello and orchestra arrangement of the overture of The Phantom of the Opera.
Says violinist Mia Asano about her composition, "Lunar:" "A big goal of mine is to perform more original music at my shows and this piece was a milestone release for me."
I have performed Messiah almost every December over the last 30 years, and I never tire of playing it. Each conductor brings something different to the production.
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Sisters Chauntee (violin, vocals) and Monique (cello, vocals) Ross of SistaStrings have recorded two albums with Peter Mulvey, most recently Love Is the Only Thing on Righteous Babe records.
There are impressive things in Piazzolla’s Le Grand Tango that show off the cello, but its primary goal is more to show off the tango style itself.
Amy Beach’s violin duo Romance takes you on a real emotional journey. It is not just a melodious piece of music with one mood all along. It is complex, passionate, and delicate.
EQVIN (for violin and piano), by Ukrainian Composer Leonid Hrabovsky, is dedicated in memory of his father, a violinist who was shot by the KGB in 1937.
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Notation is only the very beginning of musical interpretation in Debussy's Sonata for Cello and Piano, and markings alone leave a great deal to be imagined.
Kirchner was 83 when he wrote the Duo No. 2 in 2002. He considered its completion proof that he still was capable of producing works of great vitality.
John Corigliano is a magnificent composer and possibly the Beethoven of today. I wondered what he would see in them and what new language he would set to the concerto.
Growing as a musician means stepping outside your comfort zone, which naturally bring along with it some anxiety. But it doesn't have to be scary.
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By Andrew McIntosh | From the January-February 2021 issue of Strings magazine Curiosity has always been my guiding light as a musician. I find repeatedly that the musical situations I enjoy the most occur serendipitously after simply following a thread…
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By Patricia Weitzel | From the September-October 2020 issue of Strings magazine Bassist Patricia Weitzel is lecturer of double bass at Columbus State University and the membership chair of the International Society of Bassists, an organization with a mission to…
By Elena Urioste | From the July-August 2020 issue of Strings magazine On March 17, my brilliant pianist-composer husband, Tom Poster, and I made the rather ambitious (and, it should be noted, jet-lagged) decision to record and share one music…
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