Whispers (2013) by Nicolas Scherzinger Duration: 11 minutes for guitar and string quartet LISTEN Above live performance is the premiere performance by Kenneth Meyer, guitar, Shannon Thomas and Nicholas DiEugenio, violins, Kenneth Kwo, viola, and Adam Grabois, cello. click here to go back to LIST OF WORKS page MUSIC (SCORE and PARTS) - download a PDF copy Click here (Full Score) to download a copy of the published score. Click the links below to download each part (5 parts in total): Click here (Guitar Part) to download a copy of the Guitar Part in PDF format. Click here (Violin 1 Part) to download a copy of the Violin 1 Part in PDF format. Click here (Violin 2 Part) to download a copy of the Violin 2 Part in PDF format. Click here (Viola Part) to download a copy of the Viola Part in PDF format. Click here (Cello Part) to download a copy of the Cello Part in PDF format. 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 $10-15 MUSIC (SCORE and PARTS) - order a hardcopy To order a hard copy of the music, please contact Nicolas Scherzinger directly (email below). Send an email to Nicolas Scherzinger directly, with
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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 Whispers for guitar and string quartet is a re-orchestrated and very much re-thinking of an earlier work from 2004 titled Whisper. In the original work, my initial intent was to create a piece that was quiet and very intimate throughout, in other words, a "whisper" of a piece. Back in 2004 as I began working on the music and as I began considering the different ways in which we whisper, it became clear to me that a "whisper" can have a variety of nuance and intensity, and this became the focus of my work. In 2013, the addition of the guitar has completely transformed the work. The initial piece was always an intricate study in color, texture and timbre. The addition of the guitar has opened up a whole new world and as such, Whispers is even more complex and ornate exploration of shades of color. The piece opens with the violins, viola and cello sustaining and tinting the guitar part. Gradually the role of main melodic voice moves to other instruments and everyone becomes involved the kaleidoscopic process of the piece. Whispers was composed for Kenneth Meyer and members of the faculty at the Kinhaven Music School, specifically Shannon Thomas and Nicholas DiEugenio, violins, Kenneth Kwo, viola, and Adam Grabois, cello., and the piece is dedicated to them with thanks and admiration. The piece was premiered at the Kinhaven Music School, Senior Session Faculty Concert Series, Weston, VT, July 27, 2013. The original string quartet version of Whisper was composed for the Cassatt String Quartet and was premiered in Blacksburg, Virginia, on the Musica Viva! concert series on January 30, 2005.
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