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Walter Ross~ Nocturne |
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I wrote this Nocturne for string orchestra in memory of Mollie Hereford, the daughter of the President of the University of Virginia, who was killed in a tragic accident on New Year's Eve. I began work on January 5th and the University and Community Symphony Orchestra premiered it a few days later on January 25.
The work is in the form of a rondo. It begins with the principal theme in the lower strings passing to the upper strings. After a chordal interlude the principal theme appears as a canon between the first violins and 'cellos. A transition leads to a short section of elaborate figuration in the upper strings. A restatement of the theme is followed by more elaboration in the upper strings. The composition ends with a short coda in which the lower strings recall a fragment of the theme pianissimo and pizzicato.
This work is available from the composer.
This work has not yet been recorded professionally. For information on borrowing tapes of concert performances or rehearsals, please contact the composer at:
Walter Ross
527 Woodchuck Lane
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 293-9617
Fax: (434) 924-6033
E-Mail: wbr@virginia.edu
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