Four Cornish Sketches for Violin & Piano
John Craton
About this work: Four pieces for violin and piano inspired by places in Cornwall, England. Written for and dedicated to British violinist Sue Aston.
Movements:
1. “Mên Scryfa” (Adagio-Allegretto-Adagio)
2. “The Pixies of Bellever Tor” (Moderato)
3. “St. Madron’s Well” (Andante cantabile)
4. “The Padstow ’Obby ’Oss” (Vivace)
Published by Wolfhead Music. mp3s of the Sibelius playback can be found here.
Year composed: 2002
Duration: 00:15:30
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Keyboard plus One Instrument
Instrumentation: ,1 Piano soloist(s), ,1 Violin soloist(s)
Instrumentation notes: Level: Advanced (difficult). Written in English pastoral style. (NOTE: If listening to the Scorch file through the computer, if may be necessary to adjust the tempo bar as Scorch sometimes fails to recognize metronome markings.)