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Concertino for Violin and Viola

for solo violin and viola, with fl, cl, hrn, 2 vlns, vla, vc, and cb.

duration: appr. 10 min.

Program Notes:

Concertino for Violin and Viola was written for the participants of the 2008 Wintergreen Academy in Wintergreen, Virginia. The piece is for 2 soloists and an “orchestra” of 8 other players.

The work is divided into three large sections, each of which is separated into a multitude of smaller segments. The musical material is derived from the opening gestures in the “orchestra” part and the first entrance of the soloists. Throughout the work the material is transformed using timbral and motivic development. Basically all the standard 21st century musical stuff… The intention of the piece was to write something that would be enjoyable for 10 minutes, and if that happens, why should it matter how it was created? But now you know, and hopefully that will help you untangle the “mystery” of modern music and this piece in particular. And that’s all I could hope for, right?

Enjoy.

-Ryan Jesperson
June 23rd, 2008

Concertino for Violin and Viola was premiered on July 22nd, 2008 in Wintergreen, VA as part of the Wintergreen Academy Composer's Concert. Nicholas Szucs, vln and Anne Lanzilotti, vla were the soloists and Jim Glazebrook conducted.