"String Trio No. 1 - III" genre: Contemporary
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	MP3.com CD: String Trio No. 1 and Co.Tour - buy it! CD: The Trio Premieres: String Trio No. 1/Company Tour Credits: Composed and produced by David Alan Earnest © 1995 (BMI) Performed by the Langroise Trio
	Story Behind the Song String Trio No. 1 In May of 1992, I heard the impressive Langroise Trio give their first recital in Jewett Auditorium, in Caldwell. After the concert I introduced myself, and, after chatting for awhile, they agreed to perform a piece if I were to write one. I started composing the String Trio No. 1 the next day, and finally finished the music in January 1994. Most of the writing was done during periods of unemployment between gigs and regular jobs, periods in which a daily composing routine could be adhered to without distractions, hence the long gestation time. I have a fascination for the string quartets of Beethoven, Bartok, and Shostakovich, and was deeply immersed in the study of these composers while writing this piece. III. Largo-Moderato-Allegro-Maestoso The last movement begins with a very expressive solo for viola. This leads to a sultry and seductive slow dance featuring cello pizziccato, a rhythmic ostinato on viola, and an angular melody for the violin. After a climax and relaxation, the band strikes up another tune, this time an odd little minuet. But the tension increases until a fury breaks out in the last section where the violin melody of the first section is pitted against a very fast ostinato accompaniment in the viola and cello. The piece ends with a transformed version of the opening idea of the first movement.

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