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Recordings
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William Jay Sydeman
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Gloria Justen & Hannah Addario-Berry
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Recorded 2011, San Francisco, CA
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Sheet Music
Scores
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Arts Aeturnum Productions, 2012
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Edited by Gloria Justen and Hannah Addario-Berry
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General Information
| Work Title
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Astrid Duo for Violin and Cello
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| Composer
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Sydeman, William Jay
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IWS 2
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 movements:
- 1. Allegro
- 2. Andante
- 3. Andante, molto rubato
- 4. Adagio - 1. Allegro (da capo)
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1985 ca.
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| Dedication
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Astrid Thiersch
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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6 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Modern
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| Piece Style
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Modern
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| Instrumentation
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violin, cello
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The short Astrid duos were written in 1985 after having spent two years in Fair Oaks (Calif.) teaching at the Rudolf Steiner College. Astrid Thiersch is a eurythmist (a sort of “spiritual” dance initiated by Steiner) and they were performed as such.
The style is pantonal and engaging, with the exception of the third movement which has a definite Brahmsian lyrical cast. Of compositional interest is that movement 4 is like a brief development of movement 2, while the stylistic discrepancies between movement 1 and 3 are vast... the “Brahms-like” third movement being diametrically opposed to the acerbic first movement.
– W. Jay Sydeman
