961AC197-F5A4-4761-B818-6B9C7B51F67D
| ID | 961AC197-F5A4-4761-B818-6B9C7B51F67D |
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| Titlecode | X503036 |
| Title Name | Three Folksong Transformations |
| Marketing Copy | As suggested by the title, this three movement work utilizes motifs from well known folksongs transformed through canonic treatment, modal alterations, and other techniques, recasting each in jewel-like miniature. Movements: I. Song Without Words ("Careless Love"), II. Canons and Riffs ("The Peat-Bog Soldiers"), III. Variations ("What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor") |
| Instrumentation | Piano Trio |
| Commission | (not set) |
| Dedication | (not set) |
| Program Notes | Three Folksong Transformations uses the same method as Gershwiniana, applying it to three of my favorite folksongs: Song Without Words transforms some of the motifs of Carless Love from F major into a rather dour F sharp minor, with the cello imitating the violin; Canons and Riffs combines canonic passages based on motifs from The Peat-Bog Soldiers, a song Paul Robeson sang so beautifully, with brief, rather cryptic interpolations by the piano; and Variations uses the melodic outline of What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor? I am grateful to the recording engineer, Susan Napodano DelGiorno, for suggesting during the recording session that in the second movement it suited the mood better for the cello to begin the canons rather than the violin, as I had originally intended. |
| Title Brand | 2 |
| Year Composed | 2001 |
| Copyright Number | (not set) |
| Copyright Year | (not set) |
| Duration | 3 |
| Ensemble Size | 3 |
| Date Created | 2010-03-22 20:32:08.000000 |
| Date Updated | 2025-09-30 20:32:08 |
| Inhouse Note | (not set) |
| Bsc Code | (not set) |
| Text Author | (not set) |
| Premier Performance Memo | (not set) |
| Recording Credits | Recorded by various artists, Naxos (2009). |
| Review | (not set) |
| Awards | (not set) |
| Title Category | 10 |
| Title Movements | I. Song Without Words ("Careless Love") II. Canons and Riffs ("The Peat-Bog Soldiers") III. Variations ("What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor") |
| Title Grade | (not set) |
| Set Series ID | (not set) |
| Title Instrument Category Text | String Duo & Ensemble |
| Title Sub Category Text | (not set) |
| Title Sub Category | 74 |
| Title Instrument Header | 63 |
| Title Grade Text | (not set) |
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