Description
Partners in Rhyme (viola-cello duet)
- Dialogue
- Valse nostalgique
- Air
- Excursion
Viola-cello duet
1999
Duration: 10′
Score and parts included. Parts include a cue staff with the second part.
Commissioned by Shirley Kysilko.
Published by Opus Imprints
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 work also exists in a cello duet version, here.
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