Melinda Wagner
My Tioga
Melinda Wagner
My Tioga
- Instrumentation String Quartet (2 Violins, Viola and Cello)
- Composer Melinda Wagner
- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher Theodore Presser Company
- Order no. PRES114-41640
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Description:
When Wagner set about writing a new commission for the Ciompi String Quartet; her initial thoughts were of 'dignity and gravitas.' In the course of the composition; however; the music became 'whimsical and nostalgic;' reminding her of nothing more than her mother's childhood home in Tioga County (PA). For those unfamiliar with the Endless Mountains of northern Pennsylvania; her six movements will impart visions: Damsel Fly; Rock Run; Bug; Milkweed (memento mori); Mad Bramble; and Little Church in Nauvoo. For advanced performers. Dur.: 15'