DIAMONDS

for solo violin

(1989) Duration: 6:30

PURCHASE

Eve Sprecher Butler, University of Louisville School of Music, December 7, 1989

Scrolling score….Recorded by Ben Sung

The title is a reference to the diamond-shaped noteheads used to notate harmonics, which figure prominently in the work, and to the virtuosity of the playing required. The seven-minute, one movement work exhibits a wide variety of moods and closes with a passage of great energy. The work was composed at the request of Michel Samson and premiered by his student, Eve Sprecher, at the University of Louisville on December 7, 1989.

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