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Folk Inspirations
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Date
Friday, July 12, 2024 8:00PM
Location
Norfolk Festival Music Shed
Name
Charles Ives & the American Tradition:
Folk Inspirations
Description
Ives, like the other composers on this program, used the folk music of his local region in his compositions. You’ll hear Ives’ use of the hymn in his fourth violin sonata, Boccherini’s use of Spanish folk songs, Bartók’s use of Hungarian folk tunes, and Brahms’s use of Romani music.
LUIGI BOCCHERINI Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid
BÉLA BARTÓK Contrasts
CHARLES IVES Violin Sonata No. 4,“Children’s Day at the Camp
Meeting”
JOHANNES BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 1 in g minor, Op. 25
David Shifrin clarinet
Mark Steinberg violin
Melvin Chen piano
and Norfolk Fellows
Tickets: $70 – $35, $10 Young Adults 19-35), Kids Come Free! (under 19)
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