Description
Partners in Rhyme (download)
- Dialogue
- Valse nostalgique
- Air
- Excursion
Cello duet
1999, 2013
Duration: 10′
Viola-cello duet originally commissioned by Shirley Kysilko.
Program note
Partners in Rhyme was commissioned by Shirley Kysilko in honor of Tom Kysilko’s 51st birthday. Shirley is a cellist and Tom, her husband, a violist. The four movements describe a journey, and what is a partnership if not a journey? The opening “Dialogue” contains some heated discussion. “Valse nostalgique” allows time for question and reflection. The walking bass of “Air” lends a Bachian flavor. “Jaunt” returns to the high spirits of the opening. There are a variety of techniques in this string duo: pizzicato, harmonics, chords, and lots of opportunity for lyrical expression.
The cello duet version was made in 2013. View the original version for viola and cello here.
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