Shades of Green is a theme-and-variations showpiece for the viola and piano! It’s based on a movement of one of my earlier viola sonatas, composed in 2016, back when I was still a composer-in-training. That sonata as a whole is buried in my past as a “student piece,” but I always loved this one movement for its quirky rhythms and transformative variations. In 2022 I heavily refreshed and revised it, adding one additional variation, and giving it the colorful title! It has never been played.
The boisterous initial theme is full of quirky metrical shenanigans and charming accented nonharmonic tones. The variations that follow include perpetual motion, a lilting dance, a dignified slow procession, a minor-mode scherzo, a spritely march, and finally, a big buildup and a grand finale. This whimsical joyride works well as a recital opener or closer!
You will receive a zip folder containing score and viola part.
Shades of Green is a theme-and-variations showpiece for the viola and piano! It’s based on a movement of one of my earlier viola sonatas, composed in 2016, back when I was still a composer-in-training. That sonata as a whole is buried in my past as a “student piece,” but I always loved this one movement for its quirky rhythms and transformative variations. In 2022 I heavily refreshed and revised it, adding one additional variation, and giving it the colorful title! It has never been played.
The boisterous initial theme is full of quirky metrical shenanigans and charming accented nonharmonic tones. The variations that follow include perpetual motion, a lilting dance, a dignified slow procession, a minor-mode scherzo, a spritely march, and finally, a big buildup and a grand finale. This whimsical joyride works well as a recital opener or closer!
You will receive a zip folder containing score and viola part.
