'Grotesque' provides a strong contrast in character. *#27178 - 0.61MB, 14 pp. around Grade 7 standard). As a global organization, we, like many others, recognize the significant threat posed by the coronavirus. Learn more about these useful resources on our COVID-19 page. However her songs are perhaps her finest body of works, and embrace a variety of styles from Blakean simplicity to brutal tragedy and outright farce. No great technical demands are made on the players except perhaps in the last four bars where the tuning of both players' double stops could be problematical. Please contact our Customer Service Team if you have any questions. This is wonderfully effective writing, full of tricks - pizzicato both right and left hand, double harmonics, sul ponticello etc. She wrote for chorus and other vocal ensembles throughout virtually her whole career, from her earliest attempts at composition around 1906 to her final flowering in the 1940s, revising and recomposing until as late as 1976. Rebecca Clarke's choral music was virtually unknown until Oxford University Press began to publish these works for the first time. for viola (or violin) and celloClarke's duo is in two contrasted movements and was originally written as a concert piece for the composer to ... for viola (or violin) and celloClarke's duo is in two contrasted movements and was originally written as a concert piece for the composer to play with the English cellist May Mukle. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. The first piece, 'Lullaby', is a gently-rocking dialogue between the two instruments. • Page visited 9,112 times • Powered by MediaWiki 2.2.2 For Viola and Cello (Fujita) 3 General Information Performances Recordings (0) Commercial (0) Accompaniments (0) Synthesized/MIDI (0) Naxos Javascript not enabled. . Editing is kept to a minimum but is very clear. Dubbed ‘The Dean of African American Composers’, Still was an American composer who wrote more than 150 works, including five symphonies, eight operas, and numerous other works. 10 Our distribution centers are open and orders can be placed online. Both of these pieces are excellent material for ensemble training but also rewarding in themselves. These two pieces would be equally happy in the hands of professionals, amateurs and musical children (i.e. Originally written for violin and piano, but soon transcribed for the cello by Timothy Holley, Grant Still ’s Mother and Child is lyrical and calm. for viola (or violin) and celloClarke's duo is in two contrasted movements and was originally written as a concert piece for the composer to play with the English cellist May Mukle. The second piece, 'Grotesque', is, as its title suggests, a complete contrast. Vigorous and robust in nature, it makes much use of imitation, cross-rhythms and harmonics. Two Pieces for viola (or violin) and cello - Rebecca Clarke - Oxford University Press Working Through for clarinet and viola, or viola and cello, or flute, viola and cello (2001); Contemporary Music Centre Ireland Sean Kelly Ball (1970–1997) The Mysteries and the Passions for double bass, viola and reciter; ISG Publications For cello, piano Scores featuring the cello Scores featuring the piano For 2 players For viola, piano Scores featuring the viola For violin, piano Scores featuring the violin Works first published in 1917 Works first published in the 20th They are a real opportunity to let the musical imagination blossom." Catalog M.2125. But the real heroes of the story are the viola and cello. Bartók: Viola Concerto This is one of the last pieces the great Hungarian composer ever wrote and it quickly became a staple for viola players. Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. - 4 Two Pieces is no exception. 0.0/10 ['Lullaby'] is a beautiful little piece full of colour, subtlety and gentle twists and turns. Includes alternative parts for Viola (composer) and Violin (. Her output as a composer was small, comprising about 90 works, but all these pieces are brilliant and powerful. - Kay Tucker, ESTA News and Views March 04, "The presentation of this new edition is good. Boca Raton, FL: Masters Music, 1993. She was one of the finest viola players of her day and a skilful composer who studied with Stanford at the Royal College of Music in London.