{"id":473,"date":"2018-02-19T16:27:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T15:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/?p=473"},"modified":"2023-08-25T21:55:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T20:55:50","slug":"two-pieces-for-violin-and-piano-2008-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/?p=473","title":{"rendered":"Two Pieces for Violin and Piano (2008\/10)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_80228\"  width=\"810\" height=\"456\"  data-origwidth=\"810\" data-origheight=\"456\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QSl2B7XNj_M?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/georgehollowaycomposer.com&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&controls=1&disablekb=0&color=red&cc_lang_pref=&rel=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"YouTube player\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QSl2B7XNj_M\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=810&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/v.youku.com\/v_show\/id_XMzE2NDE1ODcwMA==.html?spm=a2hzp.8253869.0.0\">http:\/\/v.youku.com\/v_show\/id_XMzE2NDE1ODcwMA==.html?spm=a2hzp.8253869.0.0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Program Note<\/p>\n<p>i. Chanson<\/p>\n<p>ii. Epitaphium<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cTwo Pieces for Violin and Piano\u201d are actually two sections that together form one complete piece.\u00a0 In the first, the piano plays a systematically accelerating and decelerating sequence of rhythms, presenting a sequence of pitches based around the interval of a minor sixth; the violin weaves elusively around the pitches of the piano in quasi canon.\u00a0 The roles are reversed in the second: the violin articulates another strictly composed sequence of pitches based on sevenths and ninths, the piano interjecting only at moments.\u00a0 The two works mirror one another, the first ending in a sudden violent outburst from the violin, the seconding beginning with a similar outburst from the piano.\u00a0 Listeners with particularly sharp ears will notice that the final F #\/D interval of the second piece echoes the opening interval of the first!\u00a0 The two pieces are thus cyclically related.\u00a0 I imagine the first piece to symbolize the soul (violin) in the body (piano), while the violent outbursts represent death, and the second piece represents a ghostly memory of life seen from the afterlife.\u00a0 Both miniatures have dedications in memoriam, the first to English conductor Richard Hickox, the second to one of my esteemed composition students, Rex Stapleton.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Performance History<\/p>\n<p>World Premiere: Audiovisual Theatre, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 14th May 2010 (performers: Lien Ya Chi (violin), George Holloway (piano)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>British Premiere: Turner Sims Concert Hall, University of Southampton, U.K., 14th May 2012<\/p>\n<p>(performers: Aisha Orazbayeva (violin), George Holloway (piano)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chinese Premiere: Recital Hall, Tianjin Conservatory of Music, Tianjin, China, 20th May 2015<\/p>\n<p>(performers: Zhao Qi (violin), Liu Zhao Zhi (piano)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-701\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Epitaphium-ex4b.png?resize=454%2C363&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Epitaphium-ex4b.png?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Epitaphium-ex4b.png?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Epitaphium-ex4a-1024x808.png?resize=423%2C334&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Epitaphium-ex4a.png?resize=1024%2C808&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Epitaphium-ex4a.png?resize=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Epitaphium-ex4a.png?resize=768%2C606&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Epitaphium-ex4a.png?w=1306&amp;ssl=1 1306w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-699\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Epitaphium-ex4.png?resize=418%2C334&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"418\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Epitaphium-ex4.png?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/georgehollowaycomposer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Epitaphium-ex4.png?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; http:\/\/v.youku.com\/v_show\/id_XMzE2NDE1ODcwMA==.html?spm=a2hzp.8253869.0.0 &nbsp; Program Note i. 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