"String Trio No. 1 - I (1995)" 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 byDavid 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. I. Maestoso - Allegro molto The first movement is loosely modeled on the last movement of Bartoks fourth quartet. It is a model of ethos, rather than structure. A percussive, dissonant harmonic vocabulary, and an almost perpetuum mobile (continuous motion) permeates both movements. The only respite from this energetic drive in my music comes in the middle adagio section where the augmented theme is stated in canon between violin and viola. A condensed and intensified recapitulation brings the movement to a close.

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