{"product_id":"tower-purple-rain-amp","title":"Tower: Purple Rain","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/zh\/collections\/joan-tower\"\u003eJoan Tower (1938-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Score \u0026amp; Set of Parts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eString Quintet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola I, Viola II, Cello)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Purple Rain\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e9.2\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\"…this will make a lasting addition to the string quintet repertoire.\" — \u003cem\u003eBoston Musical Intelligencer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComposer note\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePurple Rain\u003c\/em\u003e was commissioned by the Boston Chamber Music Society and was premiered on February 13, 2022 in Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Marcus Thompson, artistic director of the BCMS and a violist, called me to talk about a commission, I immediately said that I would love to write a string quintet with \u003cem\u003etwo\u003c\/em\u003e violas. I have gotten to know and love the viola after writing three solos and a concerto for the wonderful violist Paul Neubauer. Why not \"enhance\" the presence of the viola in a string quartet by adding another one, I thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe titles of my viola pieces have included the word \"purple.\" This is the color — in all its various hues — that most reminds me of the viola. in this quintet, \"rain\" symbolizes many things: a steady repetition of light and heavy rhythms, flows of \"held\" singing (particularly in the viola duets), and a kind of rapid \"cascading\/rolling\" in rivulets of sixteenth notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Joan Tower\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Associated Music Publishers, Inc. (AMP)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41196134400079,"sku":"GSP60811SET","price":100.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/55702b191d0e07398d32c17c68eb78a6.webp?v=1768666159","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/zh\/products\/tower-purple-rain-amp","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}