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VIOLETTE, A.: Pistis Sophias / Flute Sonata / Trio for Horn, Bass Trombone and Piano / 5 Sonatinas / American Song Set (Farnum, Ensemble Pi)

Composer(s):Violette, Andrew
Artist(s)
Period(s) Contemporary
Genre Classical Music
Category Chamber Music • Instrumental • Vocal
Catalogue INNOVA757
Label Innova
Quality   320kbps
Album Price
 
MP3
USD 19.98
 

 

   



An American Voice
Review By GG104397,August 2010

This is a strong and rich survey of the works of contemporary composer Andrew Violette. He writes in a tonal idiom, which leaves opportunities for dissonance as well as the satisfactions of consonance, and his music is colored by his knowledge of an interest in more popular song styles, including a touch of the blues here and there.

The balance between chamber music and vocal music shows off Violette’s virtues. He’s a kind of Neo-Romantic, though different than John Adams, much more directly in the line of Brahms and Charles Ives. The excellent songs especially belong to the expressive and personal style that Ives created, a willingness to do unexpected things and saying something opinionated about the texts. The chamber music is quite fine, with an attractive and forceful more....
Must hear music from an import new composer
Review By dc92823,January 2013

Andrew Violette is not a new composer, really. He has been an interesting figure in the NYC music scene for awhile. What makes his music vital is his attention to melody, colored by consonant but fascinating harmonies and in creating works that are a pleasure to listen to.

This terrific two CD set offers a fine introduction to his music and is well worth exploring for anyone not familiar. His instrumental works are engaging, fascinating and dramatic. For example, his Flute Sonata and the Five Sonatinas are very fine works that will remind some of a little Hindemith, a little Piston, touches of Sessions but seem wholly unique as well. In fact, Violette proves the engaging aspects of his music with the Flute Sonata as well in his Clarinet Sonata, heard in a subsequent Navona more....






 

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