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Dance Sonata for Solo Viola

For Viola and Piano

Pann's Differences is originally a suite for cello and piano; comprised of five short movements; very much like a Baroque suite or partita. The individual pieces; however; are radically different from...

Composed for the Swedish virtuoso Kim Hellgren; Clint Needham's 9-minute Viola Muisc is a dramatically-paced powerhouse in three movements. The opening Perpetual Motion and Cadenza is a dazzling ride;...

Martin Amlin's Kennel is a suite of seven movements; each inspired by one of the seven groups of dog breeds defined by the American Kennel Club. Kennel's music has all the charm suggested by its warm...

Harberg's Prayer is a rarity in the modern concert repertoire, beautiful romanticism built of a haunting aria for solo viola. Within the reach of younger players, Prayer has been championed by top pro...

For Sydney is a Lullaby and Dance named for the composer's young daughter; and one can hear the household calm followed by the burst of spirited exuberance in these paired movements. Part of Harberg's...

Fiery and funky, Spark is a 3-minute ride commissioned by conductor Kirk Smith for his daughter, the young viola virtuoso Yvonne Smith, whose stunning YouTube performance of the work has brought Spark...

Stately yet folklike; CEREMONIAL is a graceful 4-minute work in comfortable reach of intermediate students; and equally attractive for advanced and professional violists to exercise their cantabile. T...

MEDITATION ON THE NAME BACH is an alluring 4-minute work, perfectly described by its title. The piece begins with Bb-A-C-B natural, which is the musical transliteration of B-A-C-H in German-language n...

THE SOLITUDE OF STARS is a 5-minute work for viola and piano. It depicts the composer"s awe at experiencing a nighttime view of the starry heavens, shining brightly over the vast expanse of the Wyomin...

For Solo Viola. Duration 13:30.

For Viola. Composed 1987. Duration 9:00.

Transcriber by the composer from the original version for cello and piano

For Viola and Piano

For Viola and Piano

Long-celebrated as a fount of new repertoire for strings; Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (who played violin in the American Symphony under Stokowski and studied with Galamian) has created a wealth of chamber wo...

The two-movement VAPORS was composed in 2008-09; inspired by the composer's visit to artist Constance DeJong's studio. Leisner was moved by her large two-paneled Nitrate Painting XVI; and he has writt...

For Viola and Piano