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Duets (for Solo Violin)

You can even play a duet on a solo instrument! In his piece Duo for solo violin Rodion Shchedrin has written a dialogue within a monologue. In notes spread across two systems the violin displays its characteristic contrasting qualities. The instrument contradicts itself: staccato notes cut in abruptly within a legato line, quiet phrases are interrupted by an expressive fortissimo, while a stubbornly contemporary answering voice is set against Bach's formal language. Shchedrin succeeds in finding a remarkably powerful way of reminding every solo violinist that their instrument is inhabited by at least two different souls.

Details

Publisher: Schott
Publisher Code: VLB103
Publication Date: 11/2003
Pages: 12
Length: 12.00 in.
Width: 9.00 in.
Series: Schott
Format: Violin Solo