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The first movement is characterized by a series of light, pulsing chords that reappear periodically throughout the movement, with slight variations with each recurrence. The solo violin enters early in the movement playing fairly rapid arpeggios that gradually extend to encompass the full range of the instrument.
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Altar de Cuerda has a duration of about 28 minutes and is cast in three movements: "Morisco chilango" ("Chilango Moorish") "Canto abierto" ("Open Song") "Maya déco" The title of the first movement refers to Ortiz's Mexico City background (where "chilango" is a slang term used to denote its residents) and Dueñas's Andalusian background; the composer thus combined elements of Latin American ...
Bell took to the instrument but had an otherwise normal Indiana childhood, playing video games and excelling at sports, especially tennis and bowling. He placed in a national tennis tournament at age ten. [5] Bell's first violin teacher was Donna Bricht, widow of Indiana University music faculty member Walter Bricht. [6]
She also played alongside her father and his colleagues, and at their encouragement she made the decision at age 15 to become a professional jazz violinist. [1] After graduating high school in 1981, she went to Norfolk State College where she majored in music education and mass media studies. [3] She was the first member of her family to attend ...
The first movement—allegro molto moderato—begins with a lyrical first subject announced at once by the solo violin, without any orchestral introduction. This movement as a whole has perhaps more the character of a sonata than concerto form. The second movement—andante sostenuto—is introduced by an extended oboe solo.
Jean-Baptiste Accolay (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist akɔlɛ]; 17 April 1833 – 19 August 1900) [1] was a Belgian violin teacher, violinist, conductor, and composer of the romantic period. His best-known composition is his one-movement student concerto in A minor. It was written in 1868, originally for violin and orchestra.
The movement culminates in an impressive cadenza which, while recalling musical material from both the first and second movements, acts as an organic link straight into the finale. As the finale, Britten uses a passacaglia : a set of variations on a ground bass , in the tradition of the Baroque chaconnes by Purcell and Bach .