Barry Owes Large

Composed 2019

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Instrumentation

    solo violin

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Duration 3'

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Commissioned by

    Holly Nelson

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Program Notes

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    Barry Owes Large, a title formed around a certain string technique, focuses its energy on the tension between fast-paced fiddling and constant motion between the four strings of a violin. There’s a beautiful art to balancing multiple melodic lines and directions in the world of solo performance, with this particular work bringing that element in combination with a moto-perpetuo feel and energy. Barry, even with his fine fiddle skills, will soon be paid a visit to settle his outstanding debt.​

July 11 2019

Performance History

    11/20/2020 - Holly Nelson in recital @ Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore, MD