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Six Vignettes For Solo Violin, Deshawn A. Withers May 2019

Six Vignettes For Solo Violin, Deshawn A. Withers

Theses and Dissertations

Six Vignettes for Solo Violin

  • Adagio Misterioso
  • Allegro con fuoco
  • Adagio
  • Allegro
  • Interlude- Presto
  • Finale- Allegro con moto

Deshawn Withers (b. 1982)

Six Vignettes for Solo Violin written for the illustrious Pala Garcia blends different moods and techniques into short segments. These vignettes each contain their own character ranging from reserved to furious, pensive to sassy, traditional to defiant. Each movement explores range and timbre uniquely as to bring out some of the infinite colors of the Violin.


Playscapes For Piano Trio, James Lowrie May 2019

Playscapes For Piano Trio, James Lowrie

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Playscapes is a piano trio of an approximate duration of 43 minutes. It is in three movements: Playscape I, II, and III. The top range of the piano(G7-C8) is prepared in such a way that these notes become essentially a percussive effect. Playscapes explores the concept of “Musical Activity” – areas of music where simple rules are established and create a context wherein anomalies can occur. Playscape I is a series of these musical activities. In Playscape II, one musical activity goes on for a long time. In Playscape III, two musical activities alternate. In addition, a general trend towards …


Far Flung Trio Tour Of Ireland And Uk, 2019, Dermot Dunne Jan 2019

Far Flung Trio Tour Of Ireland And Uk, 2019, Dermot Dunne

Concert Programmes

The Far Flung Trio gives 17 performances, including 12 performance of the programme below and 5 performances of their own arrangement of Sergei Prokofiev's 'Peter and the Wolf'. The other performances consist of the trio's own arrangements of the following works:

G Rossini: Overture to the Barber of Seville

J. Bandolim/Pixinguinha/Z. Abreu: 3 Choros

R. Guilfoyle: Binary Number

A. Dvorak: 2 Slavonic Dances op.46 nos. 2 & 3

A. Corelli: Trio Sonata in E minor op.2 no.4

G. Gershwin: 3 Songs

L. Fancelli: Pupazzetti

M. Robinson: N7

P. Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy