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ID623F4C2C-4258-472B-9AB3-46B13DA0844B
TitlecodeX628504
Title NameThree Phantasy Pieces for Viola and Percussion
Marketing CopyThe three movements draw inspiration from well-known compositions for viola by Berlioz, Brahms and Schumann.
InstrumentationViola and one Percussion
CommissionCommissioned by the Center for New Music at the University of Iowa for Christine Rutledge and Daniel Moore.
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Program NotesEach movement draws its inspiration in turn from three well-known compositions for viola. The first piece in the set makes oblique reference to the second movement of Brahms' Sonata Op. 120, No. 1 for viola and piano. The next uses as its structural (and motivic) basis the second "Marchenbild" of Schumann and provides a light-hearted foil for the more somber outer movements.

The final piece is a parody of the "Procession of the Pilgrims" from Harold in Italy and is, in essence, a chaconne. The gradual unfolding and intensification of the chaconne pattern in both the viola and vibraphone is interrupted at the movement's climax with a modified quotation of the "Canto riligioso" from Berlioz's work.
Title Brand2
Year Composed2003/2005
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Duration15
Ensemble Size2
Date Created2009-03-23 20:33:13.000000
Date Updated2025-09-30 20:33:13
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Title Category10
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Title Instrument Category TextViola
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Title Sub Category98
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