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Scoring & Instrumentation
vln, pf
Alternate Title
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Year Authored (or revised)
Duration (min)
25
Movements
I. Snow Dreams
II. Elegy
III. Shadow-Dance
IV. The Furies
Files & Media
Audio
belllesneigesexcerpt.mp3
Audio file
Video
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Sample Pages
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Detail
Description
Title means "Snows of Yesteryear", and is taken from a poem by 15th century French poet and criminal, Francois Villon. . . .Movement titles: Snow-Dreams, Elegy, Shadow-Dance, The Furies. . . "A large, emotionally varied statement that would not be out of place in the repertoire of any of the world's great violinists."--Story, Fanfare Magazine 2003.
First Perfomance
Rene Jolles, vn, and Max Lifchitz, pf, at Church of Christ and St. Stephens, New York, NY, 5/23/99.
Recording
Rene Jolles, vn, and Max Lifchitz, pf: North/South Records #1029 ('Snows of Yesteryear').
Text Language - Non English
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Text Source/Author
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Ensemble Type
solo inst+keyboard
Genre/Theme
Music by women
Instrument
piano
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violin
Purchase Options
“[Les Neiges D’Antan (“The Snows of Yesteryear”)] is a poignant reflection on the loss of people close to her, in this case, her father.” - Joseph Pehrson
“I would think she should be considered one of the best composers on the scene today if not in quantity, and surely in the quality of her work.”
- Joseph Pehrson, The New Music Connoisseur