3,127 Notes for Solo Viola

Play an excerpt from 3,127 Notes for Solo Viola This recording is from a performance by Jethro Marks, recorded live at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Composer: David Heuser Instrumentation: Viola Year Composed: 1996 Duration:7 minutes, 30 seconds Pages (score): 10 Cost: Purchase: $6.00 Representative Performances: Jethro Marks, viola; SCI National Conference, Bloomington, IN, April 17. 1998 Lenny Schranze, viola; Imagine '97 New Music Festival, Memphis, TN, February 21, 1997 Reviews: Performance by Allyson Dawkins (2/99) reviewed in the San Antonio Express News by Mike Greenburg: "I was impressed with its finely crafted mix of aggressiveness, rhythmic drive and yearning melody." Program Notes: 3,127 Notes for Solo Viola was written in the Spring of 1996 and is about seven-and-a-half minutes long. The work roughly takes the shape of a rondo in eight parts: ABACABDA. The reoccurring A music is aggressive and features a pedal point on the open G string and double-stops. By contrast the B music is slower and more lyrical, and the C music much softer and played sul ponticello. The return of the slow B-section tune (louder this time) rushes into the short, flashy D section which precedes the final return of the opening music.

Non Sequitur Music Publishing 2112 Ontario Street Bellingham, WA 98229 USA (360) 733-7145 Email: nsm@nonsequiturmusic.com

Copyright © 1998; 2008, Non Sequitur Music Publishing These pages are continually revised and updated. Email any questions about this page to webmaster@nonsequiturmusic.com