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Violin
SHADOW SONGS II
Solo Violin, Solo Percussion & Strings [In Preparation]
Viola
DON’T LOOK BACK
Viola and Dancer Duet 2 Scores
[5:30 minutes]
Staging and blocking is given for both the violist and the dancer. The viola music is completely composed. The dancer is provided rhythms to which movements with modest choreographic instructions are presented. This work can be performed in a traditional Recital Hall, thus allowing for a nice change of pace to an otherwise traditional recital repertory program.
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LULLABY
Viola & Contrabass Duet
[2:00 minutes] Difficulty: III – IV
A reflectively lyrical contrapuntal adagio
♫ Lullaby for Viola and Contrabass Sample Score
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SIX ALLUSIONS
Viola & Contrabass
[14:00 minutes]
Commissioned by and dedicated to Marilyn and Jack Budrow, the work flows in and out of swiftly shifting meters and also lyrical and contrapuntal sections while highlighting harmonics, pizzicato and legno techniques along with arco playing.
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Cello
Contrabass
FIVE ASCENTS
Contrabass Solo
[7-8 Minutes] Difficulty: V
This 5 movement quasi-dodecaphonic lyrical work includes a number of contemporary techniques outlined in Bertram Turetzky’s book, The Contemporary Contrabass (Berkley Press). Each movement is pithy and to the point.
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LULLABY
Viola & Contrabass Duet
[2:00 minutes] Difficulty: III – IV
A reflectively lyrical contrapuntal adagio
♫ Lullaby for Viola and Contrabass Sample Score
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SIX ALLUSIONS
Viola & Contrabass
[14:00 minutes]
Commissioned by and dedicated to Marilyn and Jack Budrow, the work flows in and out of swiftly shifting meters and also lyrical and contrapuntal sections while highlighting harmonics, pizzicato and legno techniques along with arco playing.
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String Ensembles
CONCERTO FOR A PERCUSSIONIST & STRINGS
Solo Perc. & String Quartet or String Ensemble
[11 Minutes] Difficulty: IV – V
Mvt. I: chimes, glock., 3 dobaci (rin), 2 brake drums, large tam tam,
Mvt. II: marimba, bass drum, bamboo wind chimes,
Mvt. III: Vibraphone, pair of finger cymbals, “d3” crotale, snare drum
♫ Concerto for Percussionist with String Ensemble Sample Score
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HOCUS-POCUS
String Quartet
[17 Minutes] Difficulty: VI
11 x 17 Score & Rental Parts — Please email
8.5 x 14 Study Score
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IN MEMORIAM, ALAN ABEL
String Quartet
[2 minutes] Difficulty: III
The COVID-19 global pandemic of 2019-2020 has taken the life of a consummate artist and mentor of percussionists from around the world. Alan Abel was first and foremost a husband, a father, a grandfather, and a great-great grandfather to a caring and loving family. His musical contributions as Associate Principal Percussionist for the Philadelphia Orchestra, and faculty member initially at the Settlement School and later at Temple University, are immeasurable. His sense of rhythm was impeccable, and his color pallet of sounds and nuanced phrasing were innately extraordinary, which matches the elegant sonority of the Philadelphia strings. The ripple effect of Alan Abel’s passing on April 25, 2020 has echoed around the world.
♫ In Memoriam, Alan Abel Sample Score