Montgomery: Musings

Description

PROGRAM NOTE

Musings , for two violins, is designed as a series of short movements inspired by the 44 Duos for Two Violins by Béla Bartók — a piece we violinists tend to revisit throughout life because of its nimble nature and programmatic effect.

I also wanted to pay homage to some of my favorite composers of string music so that each movement is inspired by a different composer: J.S. Bach, Paul Hindemith, Antonio Vivaldi, Darius Milhaud, and references to my own Duo for Violin and Cello throughout. Each movement is like a passing whim, although distinct in character.

_— Jessie Montgomery _

Commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for MusicNOW and by The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center for Paul Huang and Danbi Um

MOVEMENTS

1. Introduction
2. Initiation Song
3. Hymn
4. Courrante
5. The Swallow
6. Vivo