B19A07EC-1DB9-4F1F-943D-3AC159A8DF38
| ID | B19A07EC-1DB9-4F1F-943D-3AC159A8DF38 |
|---|---|
| Titlecode | X642711 |
| Title Name | Music for a Summer Evening (flute, piano trio) |
| Marketing Copy | Set of 5 short movements focusing on summer evening themes including romance, shooting stars, and fireflies. |
| Instrumentation | Flute (Alto Flute, Piccolo), Violin, Cello, Piano |
| Commission | Commissioned by Flutist Suzanne Carr |
| Dedication | (not set) |
| Program Notes | Music for a Summer Evening is a set of short movements focusing on summer evening themes. The intent is to create musical portraits of moods and creatures associated with this nocturnal setting. Touch of Evening is a gentle, melodic expression. This is the start of evening – a time for calm and relaxation. Then, a Firefly comes to life, darting about in the air. Harmonics, high glissandi and abundant staccati characterize the musical language. Summer evenings are definitely the time for Romance. And this particular romantic interpretation features very gentle tremoli in the piano (marked “tenderly, as a caress”) and a “cantabile” theme first introduced in the alto flute, and later appearing in the cello. At the end, the piano tremoli fade into just the “caress” motion of the hands on the keys. A Little Night Blues vamps through the evening air. This is lazy, blues music, with much camaraderie between the players. The evening ends with Shooting Stars. These are portrayed by high glissandi in the strings. The flute switches to piccolo in order to enter the stratosphere. This is light, bright music, often in the upper ranges of the instruments. There is rhythmic energy throughout as the stars streak across the sky on a summer evening. |
| Title Brand | 2 |
| Year Composed | 2010 |
| Copyright Number | (not set) |
| Copyright Year | (not set) |
| Duration | 13 |
| Ensemble Size | 4 |
| Date Created | 2010-08-09 20:33:16.000000 |
| Date Updated | 2025-09-30 20:33:16 |
| Inhouse Note | (not set) |
| Bsc Code | (not set) |
| Text Author | (not set) |
| Premier Performance Memo | Premiered by Flautist Suzanne Carr and the Cascades Trio Alex Russell – Violin, Kara Hunnicutt – Violoncello, Duane Funderburk – Piano Wenatchee, Washington June 30, 2010 |
| Recording Credits | (not set) |
| Review | (not set) |
| Awards | (not set) |
| Title Category | 2 |
| Title Movements | 1. Touch of Evening 2. Firefly 3. Romance 4. A Little Night Blues 5. Shooting Stars |
| Title Grade | (not set) |
| Set Series ID | (not set) |
| Title Instrument Category Text | Quartet |
| Title Sub Category Text | (not set) |
| Title Sub Category | -1 |
| Title Instrument Header | 19 |
| Title Grade Text | (not set) |
| Clean Url | music-for-a-summer-evening-x642711 |