Isolated Criteria (2008)
Four Solos for True String Quartet [6 mins. each]
Isolated Criterion No. 1 (for solo cello) [5’55”]
Isolated Criterion No. 2 (for solo viola) [5’32”]
Isolated Criterion No. 3 (for solo c. bass) [5’27”]
Isolated Criterion No. 4 (for solo violin) [5’30”]
Commissioned by the California Music Center for the 23rd Klein International String Competition
First performances 14 June 2008 – all performances at McKenna Theatre in San Francisco
Opus 62 — A.S.C.A.P. work I.D. 362248677
SCORE
First performances 14 June 2008 – all performances at McKenna Theatre in San Francisco
Opus 62 — A.S.C.A.P. work I.D. 362248677
SCORE
PROGRAM NOTES:
These four pieces, solos for the string family (violin, viola, cello and c. bass), were commissioned by the California Music Society for the 2008 Klein International String Competition. They may be performed individually or in groups of two, three or the entire set. Although the four could be performed consecutively, i.e. as a large piece in four movements, the ideal way to perform the entire set, would be to space the four pieces throughout an entire concert, i.e. between the other works on the program, or on a concert series - each of the pieces performed at a different concert, thus providing a long-term continuity. In either of these cases, the four pieces may be performed in any order decided by the performers.
Each CRITERION is a complete and self-contained statement, and, although isolated from the other three, creates an identical set of emotional circumstances to the others, as perceived through the vantage point of the slightly differing timbre personalities of the string family. All four then corroborate each other’s testimony of the circumstances, which are obvious.
These four pieces, solos for the string family (violin, viola, cello and c. bass), were commissioned by the California Music Society for the 2008 Klein International String Competition. They may be performed individually or in groups of two, three or the entire set. Although the four could be performed consecutively, i.e. as a large piece in four movements, the ideal way to perform the entire set, would be to space the four pieces throughout an entire concert, i.e. between the other works on the program, or on a concert series - each of the pieces performed at a different concert, thus providing a long-term continuity. In either of these cases, the four pieces may be performed in any order decided by the performers.
Each CRITERION is a complete and self-contained statement, and, although isolated from the other three, creates an identical set of emotional circumstances to the others, as perceived through the vantage point of the slightly differing timbre personalities of the string family. All four then corroborate each other’s testimony of the circumstances, which are obvious.
