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Enslaved Africans brought call and response music with them to the colonized American continents and it has been transmitted over the centuries in various forms of cultural expression—in religious observance, public gatherings, sporting events, children's rhymes, and most notably, in African-American music in its myriad forms and descendants.
Even in the string family, members of the viol family – except for the bass viol which provided the necessary basso continuo – were gradually replaced by the new and highly virtuosic violin. The lute and viola da gamba continued being written for in an accompanimental role but could not compete with the violin in volume. [1]
Violin Solo Sonata No. 1 (1940) -dedicated to Ruggiero Ricci- (I. Praeludium con bravura; II. Cantabile; III. Allegro) Philip Glass "Strung Out", for solo amplified violin (1967) "Knee Play 2", violin solo from Einstein On The Beach; Partita for solo violin (2010/11) -dedicated to Tim Fain- (I. Opening; II. Dance 1; III.
The first violins are led by the concertmaster (leader in the UK); each of the other string sections also has a principal player (principal second violin, principal viola, principal cello, and principal bass) who play the orchestral solos for the section, lead entrances and, in some cases, determine the bowings for the section (the ...
Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project "On Bach's Second Violin Partita" by Dmitri N. Smirnov, 30 May 2018, Wikilivres.ru; Bach's Chaconne in D minor for solo violin: An application through analysis by Larry Solomon; on YouTube, arranged by W. T. Best, played by D'Arcy Trinkwon
The oom-pah-pah of a German dance band is rendered with the utmost refinement, amazingly by kettledrums and trumpets pianissimo, and the rustic glissando… is given a finicky elegance by the grace notes in the horns as well as by the doubling of the melody an octave higher with the solo violin. These details are not intended to blend, but to ...
James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown” follows the rise of Bob Dylan, played by Timothée Chalamet, as a young musician who moves to New York in 1961, and it culminates with the 1965 Newport ...
The solo violin part of Wilhelmj's arrangement is sometimes played on the counter-tenor violoncello. Wilhelmj's arrangement greatly popularized the piece and although his version is rarely played anymore, his original title on the G string or Air on the G string has been retained as the commonly used name of various arrangements whether or not ...