The Circle in the Square: Pieces for Strings

Strings: pieces for
solo instruments
and ensemble

by Cliff Crego

(last update III.9.2006)

Pieces for solo violin and piano

NEW: m—version for viola solo A new Star Cycle project for virtuoso
solo performer. In four movements (c. 12') Below, frame or movememt I:
Callisto's Lament (c. 4') Go to pages in score frame I | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
frame II 1 | 2 | frame III | 1 | 2 | 3 | frame IV | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

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m—for viola
COMPLETE pdf
[17 A4 pages: 327 K]

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m—callisto's lament pdf
[7 A3 pages: 200 K]

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the performance model of
m—version for viola solo mp3
[c. 4' 808 K]"

NEW: Cheltenham Duo Xb—version for violin & 'cello

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Cheltenham Duo Xb vl & vc pdf
[4 A3 pages: 120 K]

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the performance model of
Cheltenham Duo Xb vl & vc mp3
[c. 5': 1.1 Mb]"

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Stonepine Sonata No. 1:
movements I, II & III
(26 pages (A4) 480 K)

PDF of violin part for
Movements I, II & III
[ten A4 pages 116 K]

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the performance model of
I: Allegro molto mp3 [610 K]
II: Night Music mp3 [884 K]
III: Rondo mp3 [884 K]

Intro: Winter Songs: five pieces for mezzo-soprano and violin A new song cycle based
on texts by Rainer Maria Rilke, Emily Dickinson, William Stafford and Wallace Stevens.
| go to pages of score movements I 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | II 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| III 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | III 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | V 1 | 2 | 3 |

Listen to a computer model of "Exposed on the mountains of the heart..."
(poem), the first movement (3' 54"):

Listen to the second movement, "The moon was but a chin of gold",
(Emily Dickinson) (c. 3'):

| download PDF of Winter Songs: complete (twenty-three 11" x 17 "pages (A3))
[requires Acrobat Reader] | [540 K]]

Pieces for String Duo

Ten new pieces in the Cheltenham series for young performers:

Chletenham Duo for young performers, two violins (difficulty: 5; score, 2 pages)

| listen to cheltenham duo I (REQUIRES QuickTime) |

| download PDF of Cheltenham Duos—complete [REQUIRES Acrobat Reader]
Cheltenham Duo II for young performers, two violins (difficulty: 5; score, 2 pages)

| listen to a cheltenham duo II (REQUIRES QuickTime)

| download PDF of Cheltenham Duos—complete [REQUIRES Acrobat Reader]
Cheltenham Duo III for young performers, two violins- sempre pizzicato (difficulty: 5; score, 1 page)

| listen to cheltenham duo III (REQUIRES QuickTime)
Cheltenham Duo IV (c. 4') | pages of score 1 | 2 |

| listen to Cheltenham Duo IV [REQUIRES QucikTime] or listen in streamed RealAudio |

| download PDF of Cheltenham Duo IV (two 11" x 17 "pages (A3))
[requires Acrobat Reader] | [68 K]]
Cheltenham Duo V (c. 2' 50") | pages of score 1 | 2 |

| listen to Cheltenham Duo V [REQUIRES QucikTime] or listen in streamed RealAudio |

| download PDF of Cheltenham Duo V (two 11" x 17 "pages (A3))
[requires Acrobat Reader] | [68 K]]
Cheltenham Duo VI (c. 2' 15") | pages of score 1 | 2 |

| listen to Cheltenham Duo VI [REQUIRES QucikTime] or listen in streamed RealAudio |

| download PDF of Cheltenham Duo VI (two 11" x 17 "pages (A3))
[requires Acrobat Reader] | [68 K]]

| NEW download PDF of Cheltenham Duos I-X—complete (thirteen 11" x 17 "pages (A3) [872 K]]

Listen to a performance model of
The Cheltenham Duos I - VI—complete in
streamed RealAudio

Pieces for String Solo

m—for violin solo for solo violin (large 11 x 17 format (A3); 7 pages) I 1 | 2 | 3 | IV 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |

(from frame I)

frame I Callisto's Lament and frame IVThe Flight of Europa
(frames are like miniature "windows" on different qualities of musical movement)

(from frame IV)

| listen to a model of Frame I (REQUIRES QuickTime) [1' 37"]

| listen to a model of Frame II (REQUIRES QuickTime) [3' 27"]

| download PDF of m—for solo violin: complete (seven 11" x 17"
pages: 180 K) [REQUIRES Acrobat Reader]

| NEW: DOWNLOAD MP3 of a performance model of M:mp3 (c. 6') [1.3 Mb]
intro: m4—for cello solo (large 11 x 17 format (A3); 5 pages)

frame I Nightwind and frame II Ridgewalk
(frames are like miniature "windows" on different qualities of musical movement)

| listen to nightwind (REQUIRES QuickTime) [1' 37"]

| listen to ridgewalk (REQUIRES QuickTime) [3' 27"]

| download PDF of m4: frames I and II (five 11" x 17"
pages: 160 K) [REQUIRES Acrobat Reader]

Encores for violin solo

My Lodgings on the Cold Ground an encore piece for solo violin with two parts,
one easy; one hard (difficulty: 3 // 8; score, 3 pages)

| listen to Cold Ground (REQUIRES QuickTime) |

Turkey in the Straw an encore piece for solo violin with two parts,
one easy; one hard (difficulty: 2 (11" x 17") pages)

| listen to Turkey in the Straw (REQUIRES QuickTime) |

| About Cliff Crego |

| Other websites by Cliff Crego: picture-poems.com | The Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke | Dutch Poetry: *r2c* |

Created and maintained in Northwest Ohio, USA.
(Last update: III.9.2006)
Questions regarding performance
materials to score-info@cs-music.com