Two as One as Two to One (2011) by Nicolas Scherzinger Duration: 12 minutes Duo for violin and cello LISTEN Above live performance by Peter Rovit, violin and Wesley Baldwin, cello (October 2011) click here to go back to LIST OF WORKS page MUSIC (SCORE) - download a PDF copy Click here (Study Score) to download a copy of the published score (slightly reduced). Click here (Violin Part) to download a copy of the violin part in PDF format (slightly reduced). Click here (Cello Part) to download a copy of the cello part in PDF format (slightly reduced). All PDF copies are made available for free, through the support of volunteer donations. The composer is very grateful for the goodwill and generosity that is expressed by any donation. Click on the PayPal link below to make a donation with a major Credit Card. Suggested donation $5-10 MUSIC (SCORE and PARTS) - order a hardcopy To order a hard copy of the music, please contact Nicolas Scherzinger directly (email below). A paypal option to order hard copies of music will be available soon (2012). Send an email to Nicolas Scherzinger directly, with
the title of the piece you would like to order. NOTE: whether you download a copy of the score,
or order a hardcopy, if you decide to perform the piece in public, please
let me know about it via email, or even send me a program. click here to go back to LIST OF WORKS page PROGRAM NOTE Two as One as Two to One (2011), a duo
for violin and cello, was composed in the summer of 2011. As the title
suggests, the violin and cello continually explore the concept of being
individuals, of working together as a team, and at times, begin individually
split in two. Composed in four movements, the violin and cello sometimes
perform the same music at the same time, sometimes they take a single
line and divide it between them, sometimes they perform the same music
out of sync from one another, and sometimes they take a foreground/background
relationship with one another. The first movement is very much frantic,
followed by a lyrical, singing second movement. The third movement,
whispers, brings back materials from the previous two movements, but
out of sequence and very much out of character. The final movement is
not only a collision of two instruments themselves, but also of musical
materials from the first two movements, now forced to exist together.
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