{"product_id":"rosenzweig-roman-passacaglias-aca","title":"Rosenzweig: Roman Passacaglias","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/morris-rosenzweig\"\u003eMorris Rosenzweig (1952-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Set of Parts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano Trio (Piano, Violin, Cello)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Roman Passacaglias (1992)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790307301184\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e8.9\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.0\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProgram Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoman Passacaglias\u003c\/em\u003e , scored for violin, cello, and piano, received its premiere performance in Amsterdam in 1992 by the Leonardo Trio, the ensemble to whom the work was dedicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work is built upon five passacaglia themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe opening passage, executed staccato and pianissimo by the violin and piano with arachnidian precision, almost leaves the listener behind as its rapid, syncopated turns quickly etch jagged contours. A short interlude briefly presents the coloristic cello topic, the nervous piano chords, and the violin's signature scalar gesture, before sending the piano and cello on a melodic tangent that at first seems to mimic the violin\/piano opening; soon, though, unison spins out into moments of convergence and counterpoint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the piano and cello, but only briefly; after an aggressive chordal passage and a thorough exegesis of the scalar theme in all instruments, a version of the opening material returns to round out the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJeremy Grimshaw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"American Composers Alliance (ACA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46023236223055,"sku":"ACA-ROSM-011","price":67.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/56a2e75b143a5db734988a24bdc5a694.webp?v=1783450533","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/products\/rosenzweig-roman-passacaglias-aca","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}