Duo Sonatina (2004) was composed for choreographer Mariko Yamada from Tokyo, Japan. As a source of inspiration, I chose to draw upon the motor rhythms and virtuosic string writing seen in Vivaldi violin concerti after I had watched her dance in a piece set to the music of the "Winter" section from his collection The Four Seasons. Tight tone clusters, short motivic fragments, and a driving pulse propel this work through three connected movements to the dramatic finale.

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Duo Sonatina*

PERFORMANCE HISTORY

Saturday, 24 February 2005. Evan Pratt, violin and Laura Ewing, violoncello. Department of Dance, Colby College. Orono, Maine.

Saturday, 04 December 2004. Evan Pratt, violin and Laura Ewing, violoncello. Department of Dance and Drama, SUNY Potsdam. Potsdam, New York.

Friday, 03 December 2004. Evan Pratt, violin and Laura Ewing, violoncello. Department of Dance and Drama, SUNY Potsdam. Potsdam, New York.

*Thursday, 02 December 2004. Evan Pratt, violin and Laura Ewing, violoncello. School of Music, The University of Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa.