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Here is a medium-length multi-movement unaccompanied work for your next viola recital! Inspired by a day in the life of an archetypal little kid, this fourteen-minute, four-movement suite for solo viola presents a wide spectrum of emotions and viola techniques!
The ferocious first movement, Spilt Milk, depicts a temper tantrum with dissonant perpetual motion 16ths!
The serene second movement, Nap, depicts a peaceful sleep, a pleasant dream, and a nightmare through soft bariolage, sometimes with sul ponticello, as well as soaring melodies and twisting chromatic lines!
The imposing third movement, Intermezzo: the Aftermath of an Indoor Crayola Mural, depicts a time out, with a stark left-hand-pizzicato heartbeat accompanying a funeral-march tune!
The boisterous finale, Cake and Balloons, depicts a birthday party with plenty of quartal double stops, trills, glissandi, harmonics, and more celebratory sounds, with a brief nod toward the “Happy Birthday” song at the very end!
Here is a medium-length multi-movement unaccompanied work for your next viola recital! Inspired by a day in the life of an archetypal little kid, this fourteen-minute, four-movement suite for solo viola presents a wide spectrum of emotions and viola techniques!
The ferocious first movement, Spilt Milk, depicts a temper tantrum with dissonant perpetual motion 16ths!
The serene second movement, Nap, depicts a peaceful sleep, a pleasant dream, and a nightmare through soft bariolage, sometimes with sul ponticello, as well as soaring melodies and twisting chromatic lines!
The imposing third movement, Intermezzo: the Aftermath of an Indoor Crayola Mural, depicts a time out, with a stark left-hand-pizzicato heartbeat accompanying a funeral-march tune!
The boisterous finale, Cake and Balloons, depicts a birthday party with plenty of quartal double stops, trills, glissandi, harmonics, and more celebratory sounds, with a brief nod toward the “Happy Birthday” song at the very end!