Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
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Composition Year | 1937 |
Genre Categories | Quartets; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; |
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Work Title | Piece for Muted Strings (Elegiac Song) |
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Composer | Fine, Vivian |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IVF 51 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1937 |
First Performance. | 1939-03-26, New York City, Town Hall Club, League of Composers’ Concert, Frederick Dvonch, Dorothy Kesner, violins, Edward Neikrug,viola, and George Neikrug, cello |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 4 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Modern |
Piece Style | Modern |
Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola, cello |
Fine composed this piece in response to the Spanish Civil War, and subtitled it “for the children of Spain.” She and her husband Ben helped raise money for the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, a contingent of Americans who fought in the Spanish Republican Army against the Fascists.
A wonderful recent performance is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yso9hLZU0UA