A continuous work which explores folding movements among other dance themes. There is a colourful variety of music, ranging from the mysterious and dark opening section, to the obsessive gig towards the end.
Opus No : 89
Category : Incidental Music / violin
Year : 1999
Duration : 24'00"
Commissioned by : Daniel Belton
Instrumentation: dance music for violin and piano with parts for squeezebox
Level :
3 - for professional and semi-professional musicians
Available from
the composer
Paula Smart violin, Terence Dennis piano, Anthony Ritchie squeeze-box, recorded on CD by Dan Belton and Good Company
Dance music for violin, piano, squeezebox and percussion
Concertina was commissioned by choreographer Dan Belton to be the sound track for a dance film. It can be performed live as well, in part or in its entirety, though some effects are better achieved through the recording. The work is in nine sections which run continuously.
This work was composed for violinist Paula Smart and pianist Terence Dennis, who first recorded the work in March 1999.