il dolce stile nuovo
il dolce stile nuovo for violin, cello and piano
duration: 10 minutes
premiered by Jan Valta, Lukas Polak and Jan Petr in Prague, Czech Republic in November, 2001
il dolce stile nuovo (in English: The Sweet New Style) begun as a song for voice and piano. After I had written the intro, I called the poet only to have her tell me that she didn’t want me setting that particular poem. Dismayed, the piece sat in a drawer for a few months while I tried to figure out what to do with it. Finally, I got an idea to compose a piano trio, and use the introductory material as a basis for the piece.
This piece for me is just about the joy of writing and playing music. It brings together all of my major musical influences - rock, jazz, heavy metal, renaissance and baroque music, classical Japanese music, and modern concert music.
AUDIO: il dolce stile nuovo, Jan Valta, violin - Lukas Polak, cello - Jan Petr, piano
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Score Sample - il dolce stile nuovo
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