How to master the mechanics of vibrato use this informative text and video guide to learn how to master the mechanics of vibrato by addressing the most common physical and mechanical issues and learning to choose vibrato qualities that. Women composers and women on stage gathered from various time periods, cultures and styles this program reveals the exceptionally important role that women played in the history of composing music. The pieces arent too difficult most being suitable for around grades 6. This tuning is exactly one fifth below the violin, so that they have three strings in commong, d, and aand is one octave above the cello each string of a viola is wrapped around a peg near the scroll and is tuned by turning the peg. Le grand tango for viola and piano palaschoko 20 studies opus 36 for viola harry potter violapacc perpetual motion and cadenza, song, and scherzo our price. The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin.
Dance of the sugar plum fairy sheet music for violin. This piece is one of the finest compositions for viola by one of. You have reached the website of norfolkbased music teacher viv cairns. Morpheus rebecca clarke oxford university press it is luxuriant in melodic inventions and startlingly beautiful in its instrumental colours. Rebecca clarke on the academic oxford university press website. Rebecca clarke lullaby and grotesque version for viola. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
Clarkes story is interesting for what she achieved as a performer. Takanori sugishita tak, born in matsumoto, japan, began studying violin at the age of three with yuko mori, and later took lessons with the late dr. Clarke, rebecca all original works compositions and arrangements of this person are still under in canada, the eu, japan and elsewhere and are thus subject to immediate deletion. Passacaglia on an old english tune for viola or cello. Rebecca clarke is not well known nowadays because most of her music was not published and started being published only since 1998 she was an english professional viola player and composer who composed several works for viola, for herself or to play with friends. Morpheus by rebecca clarke 18861979 sheet music for. Music you can find a viola teacher in the wales region and across the uk. Her viola sonata and piano trio are often played and recorded, and are now generally regarded as masterpieces. This outcry is first passed to an understated cello and developed by both the strings. Rebecca clarke sonata for viola and piano arranged for cello and piano from hudson soirees plus.
Her best known works, the viola sonata 1919 and the piano trio 1921, are powerful and expansive examples of postromantic sonata form influenced by the german tradition. Lullaby and grotesque version for viola and cello play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives. Clarke had moved to the united states in 1916, after being disowned by her. Violin lessons in madrona wa musika music teachers. Passacaglia on an old english tune for viola or cello and piano program notes. Clarke, rebecca sonata for viola and piano 1919 chester. Born in harrow, england, to an american father and a german mother, she was educated at londons royal. Its three movements are threaded together by the insistent, ha mmered gesture that appears immediately in the piano in the moderato ma appassionato.
Jeremy berry, viola michael refvem, piano rebecca clarke. Teaching beginner, intermediate, and advanced violin and viola in classical, jazz, pop, rock, and blues styles teaching beginner piano, guitar, music theory, ear training and musicianship teaching since high school equally comfortable teaching students of all ages and levels experience teaching to children with special needs. London symphony orchestra friday lunchtime concert. Adagio rebecca clarke, born in harrow to a german mother and american father, studied composition with sir charles villiers stanford and viola with lionel tertis at the royal college of music. Shorter pieces for viola and piano rebecca clarke viola oxford university press. The piano is a full partner to the viola, contributing an equal share of melodic interest and colouristic effects. Rebecca clarke bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music.
Experienced gardeners have a strong lovehate relationship with violets, and it all depends on where they are planted. Shorter pieces for viola and piano rebecca clarke oxford. The clarke estate is currently managed by christopher johnson, of brooklyn, ny. Morpheus by rebecca clarke, for viola and piano youtube. This was a performance for a studio class on october 23, 2009. Shorter pieces for viola and piano oxford music for. Shorter pieces for viola and piano oxford music for viola 9780193865990. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rebecca clarke morpheus for viola and piano published by.
Audio from beginning rebecca clarkes morpheus observe that in the program shown here, clarke performed her composition morpheus under the pseudonym anthony trent. Rebecca clarke s sonata for viola or cello dates from 1919 while she was living in america and was composed for the berkshire, massachusetts music festival. A short, lyrical piece for viola and piano entitled morpheus, composed under the. I acknowledge the valuable contribution made by johnson in 1977, when he cataloged clarkes works in consultation with her. How to master the mechanics of vibrato use this informative text and video guide to learn how to master the mechanics of vibrato by addressing the most common physical and mechanical issues and learning to choose vibrato qualities that suit the style and mood of your pieces. Rebecca clarkes sonata for viola or cello dates from 1919 while she was living in america and was composed for the berkshire, massachusetts music festival.
Passacaglia on an old english tune for viola or cello and piano. Britishborn composer and violist rebecca clarke 18861979 is best known for the sonata she composed for her own instrument. Shinichi suzuki, founder of the worldwide music education movement known as the suzuki method. This is a collection of symbols indicating nontraditional ways of creating sounds on traditional stringed instruments. Le grand tango for viola and piano palaschoko 20 studies opus 36 for viola harry potter violapacc.
Written in 2007 for piano and viola, this cello transcription takes some of the motifs from clarke s sonata performed by york on numerous occasions, and interweaves them with his own original themes to produce a worthwhile, satisfying work. In spite of key, it lies well on the viola theme presented 3 times, in 3 different octaves has a quazicadenza. Not a perfect performance, but figured id share since there werent any other recordings. Despite his success as a pianist, tertis was determined to learn the violin. This outcry is first passed to an understated cello and developed by. Rebecca clarke composed the sonata for viola and piano, which was first known of in 1919, when the composer was 33 years old. With standard notation, fingerings and piano accompaniment. Developing virtuosity viola book 3 young musicians. Rebecca clarke, lillian fuchs, and cuny academic works the. But its even more interesting for what she didnt achieve as a composer. Rebecca clarkes music is often described along with that of vaughan williams as english impressionism, but her style ranges from lush postromantic as in the passionate viola sonata, her bestknown work to the taut neoclassicism of.
I teach piano and violin to grade 8 and beyond, and cello, viola and theory to. Jessica wyatt viola and audrey innes piano rebecca clarke 18861979 sonata for viola and piano i. The violas four strings are normally tuned in fifths. Viv cairns is a music teacher in norfolk, who teaches violin, cello, piano and viola up to and beyond grade 8. Rebecca clarke biography wikipedia rebecca clarke 27 august 1886 october 1979 was an english classical composer and violist best known for her chamber music featuring the viola. Please use the links to the left of this page to navigate the site. The recording the only complete recorded example of clarke as a performer is spoilt by poor sound in places, which can mar our understanding of her playing. John yorks original composition, dialogue with rebecca clarke 2007, is less interesting, but an homage to clarke employing motifs from her viola sonata. The rebecca clarke society homepage free scores by rebecca clarke at the international music score library project imslp. Clarke had moved to the united states in 1916, after being disowned by her father. One of few works by any woman composer to have entered the mainstream repertoire, clarke described the sonata as the one whiff of success that ive had in my life, yet it was greeted with skepticism when published in 1921. Just keep them out of your regular flower garden, and use them under trees, in front of shrubs.
She had been supporting herself with some success as a soloist. Rebecca clarke sonata for viola and piano arranged for. Rebecca clarke morpheus, for viola and piano classical. This term, as we mark 100 years of female suffrage in the uk, we celebrate some of the pioneering women in classical music over the last century from figures like ethel smyth, who campaigned for the vote. Print and download in pdf or midi dance of the sugar plum fairy. The piano trio in eflat minor 1921 is one of rebecca clarkes best known works. Right hand pulls the string away from the fingerboard and releases, causing a snapping sound. Oct 17, 2015 rebecca clarke composed the sonata for viola and piano, attributed to the year 1919, when the composer was 33 years old. Contemporary american works for voice, viola, and piano by chiaroscuro trio now. A collection of six pieces for the viola the instrument which made rebecca clarke a wellknown name. Morpheus 191718, for example, develops a single melody through colouristic devices such as pentatonic glissandos on the piano and artificial harmonics on the violin. Call us today at 2065352932 to signup for a riskfree trial. Rebecca clarke composed the sonata for viola and piano, attributed to the year 1919, when the composer was 33 years old.
Rebecca clarke lullaby and grotesque version for viola and. Please contact us for information about her estate. Morpheus, for viola and piano play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Viola lessons is a great way to boost confidence as well as learning a fun hobby. Rebecca clarke 27 august 1886 october 1979 was an english classical composer and. Programme notes from lunchtime recital, weds 1st feb. Lullaby and grotesque version for viola and cello play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web.
The piano trio in eflat minor 1921 is one of rebecca clarke s best known works. However, as this work was first published before 1925 or failed to meet notice. Zimmerman and gerstein dont catch the opening folkloric inflexions with quite as much immediacy as some duos but they do move from moments of agitated intensity to ruminative reflection with commendable surety. Clarkes sonata is now deservedly quite popular and there are a number of recordings from which to choose with a variety of couplings. Rebecca clarke 18861979 is now recognized as a signi. On receiving it the rest of the assemblage was of the same quality. Programme notes from lunchtime recital, weds 1st feb 2012. Viola sonata rebecca clarke concerts, introduction.
This may be a violet, but it certainly isnt shrinking. Rebecca clarkes music is often described along with that of vaughan williams as english. Rebecca clarkes music is often described along with that of vaughan williams as english impressionism, but her style ranges from lush postromantic as in the passionate viola sonata, her bestknown work to the taut neoclassicism of stravinsky as heard in her prelude, allegro, and pastorale. Oct 26, 2009 this was a performance for a studio class on october 23, 2009.
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