Luke Bedford
*25.04.1978

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Luke Bedford
Chiaroscuro | for violin, violoncello and piano

Work Details
Year of composition: 2002/2005
Scored for: for violin, violoncello and piano
Composer: Luke Bedford
Commissioned by: Commissioned for the Gould Piano Trio by Richard Phillips, director of the Stratford upon Avon & District English Music Festival, with funding from West Midlands Arts Regional Arts Lottery Programme. Premiered by the Gould Trio on 16 October 2002 at the C
Duration (min): 8
Purchase information: Selected editions are available on sale on request.
Licensing: Licensing Request
World Première
Location: Civic Hall Stratford-Upon-Avon / Great Britain
Date: 16.10.2002
Main Soloists: Gould Piano Trio
Work Introduction

Chiaroscuro refers to the contrast between light and dark in painting. This is reflected in the music in the differences between the opening, where the strings merely shadow the piano lines, and the final section, where they play expressive melodies in quarter-tones, something impossible on a [...]

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