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Catalogue of the Music of Larry BellOpus number: 41Title: Four Pieces in Familiar Style Instrumentation: two violins Date written: 1995, Boston Length: eight minutes Commissioner: New England Conservatory Preparatory School Premiere performance: Jennifer Press, Julie Thompson, violins, String Duo Project, January 28, 1995, New England Conservatory Preparatory School Important subsequent performances: Yoichi Udagawa and John Law, violins, The Boston Conservatory, December 10, 1995. Recording: Ayano Ninomiya, both violins, CD reocrding in progress; tape of NEC performance at NEC Firestone Library; tape of Boston Conservatory performance at Boston Conservatory library Program notes: “Four Pieces in Familiar Style” was written for the New England Conservatory Preparatory School and first performed by students at the annual Contemporary Music Festival. The four pieces are characterized by dance rhythms and their sonority is derived from the frequent use of open strings. The movement titles are: I. Sonata in Two Parts, II Which Side are you on?, III. The Cat and the Moon, V. Four-Voice Fugue. All music is published by Casa Rustica Publications, 73 Hemenway Street, #501, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 |
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