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The String Trio for George Crumb was commissioned by the Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium in honor of American composer George Crumb on the occasion of his 75th birthday. The work is in three movements. The first movement is constructed almost exclusively from the four pitches corresponding to the initial and final letters in Crumb's name: G, E, C and B. The second movement is based on the Sarabanda theme from Crumb's well-known work for electric string quartet, Black Angels, which is quoted in the middle of that movement. Both the second and third movements each fill 75 measures, marking Crumb's 75 years. The pitches G, E, C and B recur as a motif in the final movement (this time as G# and C#), as the piece concludes with a bit of fun. |
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Premiere |
Seattle Studio |
Langroise Trio |
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The "LANGROISE TRIO" recordings were made by the Langroise Trio in December 2007 for their new CD, Volante. The recordings on this page are reduced quality (48 kbps) tracks. CD-quality digital files (192 kbps) may be downloaded from the DOWNLOAD page, and of course you may buy the CD, which has high quality tracks. The "PREMIERE" performance by The Third Angle New Music Ensemble, recorded on Saturday, July 3, 2004, at Beall Hall, at the University of Oregon, Eugene. The "SEATTLE STUDIO" recording above was made in October 2006 in Seattle by Teo Benson, violin, Brianna Atwell, viola, and Dylan Rieck, cello.
Performance HistoryPremiered July 3, 2004, by the Third Angle New Music Ensemble, Eugene, Oregon |
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