Conversation Piece
Victoria Bond
About this work:
Premiere: Aug 15, 1975 Museum Modern Art, New York City
Karen Phillips viola, Martin Kluger, vibraphone
Commentary: A theme with 7 variations, exploring contrapuntal exchanges, changing surfaces over a deep stillness,
hypnotic, repetitive figures.
Review: "The proudest achievement of the evening was Conversation Piece. Don't be misled by its decorous title. The
piece is a highly-charged dialogue for an unlikely duo, and Bond takes ample advantage of the opportunities afforded for
tonal contrast."
--Musical America
Seesaw Music Corporation
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Year composed: 1975
Duration: 00:11:30
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Other Combinations, 2-5 players
Instrumentation: 1 Vibraphone, 1 Viola
Instrumentation notes: vibraphone, vla