For violin, horn or tenor saxophone, and piano
Trio
for Violin, Horn or Tenor Saxophone, and Piano
A four-movement chamber work for violin, horn or tenor saxophone, and piano, performed attacca: a dramatic trio whose sound world moves between free recitative, weight, motion, and a final adagio.
Commission
Commissioned for Séverine and Ivan Cohen’s 60th birthday. By their children, grandchildren and close friends.
Version
Originally for violin, horn, and piano. A composer’s version for violin, tenor saxophone, and piano is also available.
Structure
Four movements performed attacca. The work proceeds as a continuous chamber drama rather than four detached panels.
Movements
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I. Libero
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II. Pesante
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III. Toccata
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IV. Adagio
Work Information
Abbreviations PDF
The Work
Trio is written as a continuous four-movement arc. The movements — Libero, Pesante, Toccata, and Adagio — are performed attacca, creating a work that moves without interruption through freedom, weight, kinetic pressure, and suspended reflection.
The scoring places the violin and horn, or its tenor saxophone alternative, against the piano’s resonance and mass. The result is a highly charged chamber texture: lyrical, metallic, percussive, and volatile by turns.
- Form Four movements, attacca.
- Forces Violin, horn or tenor saxophone, and piano.
- Recording The Advenio Trio, Centaur CRC 3770.
Performance World
The performance notes emphasize a sound world of heightened color and physical intensity: harmonics are notated at actual pitch, sul ponticello should sound extremely distorted, glissandi are often very slow and ad libitum, and flautando passages should be very airy.
The score asks performers to exaggerate distinctions between ordinario, flautando, and sul ponticello, placing color at the center of the work’s expressive language.
Online Materials
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Audio
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PublisherBoosey & Hawkes / Sikorski Boosey & Hawkes
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ScorePurchase Score Boosey & Hawkes
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Print on DemandPrint-on-Demand Enquiry Boosey & Hawkes
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CatalogueAuerbach Work Catalogue Boosey & Hawkes PDF
Publisher and Materials
Published by Boosey & Hawkes / Sikorski. The score is available for sale through the official Boosey & Hawkes / Sikorski purchase page.
