ab7dcc51-9e3c-11f0-a418-0022482c9682
| ID | ab7dcc51-9e3c-11f0-a418-0022482c9682 |
|---|---|
| Titlecode | X511058 |
| Title Name | Four Sisters: Concerto For Jazz Violin and Piano (for reheasals) |
| Marketing Copy | Four-movement violin concerto portrays four great singers who changed our musical landscape: Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan. In all but the first movement the soloist has opportunities to improvise. The orchestra accompaniment for which the work was written is also available from the publisher, but this piano reduction is intended largely for rehearsal purposes, though it may also serve on recital/chamber performances. |
| Instrumentation | Violin Solo and Piano |
| Commission | (not set) |
| Dedication | (not set) |
| Program Notes | Four Sisters, composed in 1997, is a concerto for jazz violin and orchestra. Its four movements, Soul, Scat, Satin, and Sassy are portraits of four great singers who changed our musical landscape: Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan. In all but the first movement the soloist has opportunities to improvise. |
| Title Brand | 2 |
| Year Composed | 1997/2024 |
| Copyright Number | (not set) |
| Copyright Year | (not set) |
| Duration | 25 |
| Ensemble Size | 2 |
| Date Created | 2024-03-18 20:33:06.000000 |
| Date Updated | 2025-09-30 20:33:06 |
| Inhouse Note | (not set) |
| Bsc Code | (not set) |
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| Premier Performance Memo | (not set) |
| Recording Credits | (not set) |
| Review | "It's a smartly focused essay that swings... laced with the kind of improvised virtuosity that has earned Carter her place as queen of the jazz fiddle. Schiff's clever profiles cast the violin in energetic, funky, and certainly soulful relief against an orchestra that evoked the high-voltage spirit... of a big jazz band." --Lawrence B. Johnson, Detroit News "Schiff is clever. He is conversant enough with jazz that he avoids the potholes of fusing classical and jazz elements by sidestepping the issue altogether. 4 Sisters is a jazz piece, period--but written by a composer on intimate terms with Stravinsky and Ives as well as Ellington.... It is fun and refreshingly free of hubris and corn." --Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press |
| Awards | (not set) |
| Title Category | 10 |
| Title Movements | 1. Soul (Aretha Franklin) 2. Scat (Ella Fitzgerald) 3. Satin (Billie Holiday) 4. Sassy (Sarah Vaughan) |
| Title Grade | (not set) |
| Set Series ID | (not set) |
| Title Instrument Category Text | Violin |
| Title Sub Category Text | (not set) |
| Title Sub Category | 99 |
| Title Instrument Header | 56 |
| Title Grade Text | (not set) |
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