The idea for the Violin Concerto for String Quartet came to me after having written two string quartets. It occurred to me that it would be interesting to write a quartet where the first violin is the soloist and the other players provide support and dialogue for the soloist. I had in mind the concerto piano scores which are used in settings where a full orchestra is not available or practical for one reason or another. I think if a series of concertos written for small ensembles existed, it would be a good way to bring exciting music to people in places where a symphony orchestra is never seen or heard. The Concerto is in three movements: Allegro with a tonal center of D dorian, Largo centered in A aeolian, and Moderato centering on D lydian, A major, and F# minor.
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- Country: US
- Published: 2019-10-23
- Publisher: BookPatch LLC
- Language: English
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