Viola da Gamba Society of America

< Back Fugue on a Bach Tune Composer: Chris Briden Birth year: ​ Death year: ​ Composer Contact: ​ Year Composed: 2012 Number of parts: 4 Viol Scoring: tr, t, t, b Other parts: ​ Difficulty: ​ Duration (minutes): 1 Publisher: VdGSA, New Music for Viols series ​ Link to Score: Link to Recording: ​ Additional Comments: Part of '50 Seconds for the 50th Conclave' in which VdGSA members were invited to compose a 50-second piece on honor of the 50th Conclave.

< Back Prelude for Two Consorts Composer: David Loeb Birth year: 1939 Death year: ​ Composer Contact: ​ Year Composed: 1984 Number of parts: 4 Viol Scoring: tr, tr, b, b Other parts: corn, 4 sack Difficulty: difficult Duration (minutes): 2 Publisher: ​ ​ Link to Score: Link to Recording: ​ Additional Comments: Written for NYCV and NYCSE.

< Back Trio for Viols Composer: Gian Lyman Birth year: 1931 Death year: 1974 Composer Contact: ​ Year Composed: 1965 Number of parts: 3 Viol Scoring: tr, t, b Other parts: ​ Difficulty: difficult Duration (minutes): 1.5 Publisher: VdGSA 2004 ​ Link to Score: Link to Recording: ​ Additional Comments: Alternate title: Essay for Three Viols.

< Back Enneaenne Composer: Michelle Boudreau Birth year: 1956 Death year: ​ Composer Contact: ​ Year Composed: 1983 Number of parts: 1 Viol Scoring: b Other parts: alto rec., perc Difficulty: ​ Duration (minutes): 9 Publisher: ​ ​ Link to Score: Link to Recording: ​ Additional Comments: Music is in Canadian Music Centre library.

< Back unbound exploration Composer: Konstantin Heuer Birth year: 1989 Death year: ​ Composer Contact: ​ Year Composed: 2019 Number of parts: 1 Viol Scoring: b7 Other parts: electronics Difficulty: difficult Duration (minutes): 10 Publisher: ​ ​ Link to Score: Link to Recording: ​ Additional Comments: Requires extended Helmhotz-Ellis just intonation (indicated by special notation), and altered fret positions. Performance require sound engineer and computer music performer. Recording at soundcloud.com/konstantinheuer/unboundexploration Score: drive.go

< Back pour les Arpeges Composer: Harri Wessman Birth year: 1949 Death year: ​ Composer Contact: ​ Year Composed: 1996 Number of parts: 1 Viol Scoring: b Other parts: string quartet and cb Difficulty: fairly difficult Duration (minutes): 1.5 Publisher: Finnish Music Information Centre (13 825), 1996 ​ Link to Score: Link to Recording: ​ Additional Comments: ​

< Back The Twa Sisters Composer: Martha Bishop Birth year: 1937 Death year: ​ Composer Contact: ​ Year Composed: 1986 Number of parts: 2 Viol Scoring: b, b (lyra viols) Other parts: sop Difficulty: fairly difficult Duration (minutes): 4 Publisher: Susato Press (George Kelischek), 1987 ​ Link to Score: Link to Recording: ​ Additional Comments: Variations on an original melody in “folk, dramatic” style. Inspired by text sent by friend.

< Back Walrus Invention—Walrus Fantasy Composer: Roy Wheldon Birth year: 1950 Death year: ​ Composer Contact: ​ Year Composed: 1996 Number of parts: 2 Viol Scoring: b, b Other parts: ​ Difficulty: difficult Duration (minutes): 8.5 Publisher: ​ ​ Link to Score: Link to Recording: ​ Additional Comments: “Pop/jazz/romantic” style. Written to “exploit resonance of chords”.

< Back Quodlibet Composer: Walter Ross Birth year: 1936 Death year: ​ Composer Contact: ​ Year Composed: 1979 Number of parts: 6 Viol Scoring: tr, tr, t, t, b, b Other parts: ​ Difficulty: fairly difficult Duration (minutes): 1.5 Publisher: ​ ​ Link to Score: Link to Recording: ​ Additional Comments: Fantasia based on popular tunes of the 1960’s. Finalist in 1994 Traynor Competition.

< Back Echo and Narcissus Composer: Akane Tsuji Birth year: 1964 Death year: ​ Composer Contact: ​ Year Composed: 1995 Number of parts: 4 Viol Scoring: tr, t, b, b Other parts: sop Difficulty: fairly difficult Duration (minutes): 10 Publisher: ​ ​ Link to Score: Link to Recording: ​ Additional Comments: ​