Air for Violin and Strings

Composer: COWELL, Henry
  • Cowell composed his “Air for Solo Violin and String Orchestra” in 1952.1
  • This piece is based on Cowell’s other work, Air of the Glen (or Song of the Glen) for wind band (composed c. 1950-1).2
  • Listen for: this piece features a gentle folk-influenced melody.[efn-note] Eileen E. Swanson, liner notes to Henry Cowell: Music for Strings, Northwest Chamber Orchestra Seattle, Alun Francis, CPO 999 222-2, CD, 1993. [/efn_note]

Sources

  1. Eileen E. Swanson, liner notes to Henry Cowell: Music for Strings, Northwest Chamber Orchestra Seattle, Alun Francis, CPO 999 222-2, CD, 1993.
  2. David Nicholls and Joel Sachs, “Cowell, Henry” Grove Music Online (2013), acccesed August 27, 2019,  https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-1002249182.

Cut IDs

45785