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composer: Garth Knox

Contemporary Viola Studies

Dedication: Viola Spaces ist Nobuko Imai und dem Team des Viola Space Festival in Tokio gewidmet.
Publisher: Schott Music
Duration: 20' 0''
Year of composition: 2004/2007
Volume number: Vol. 1
Difficulty: very difficult
Language: German - English
Series: Essential Exercises
48 Pages - Saddle stitching
ISMN: 979-0-001-15687-5
Order number: ED 20520

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Garth Knox is one of the most prominent violists of his generation, and as former long-time member of the Arditti Quartet he has developed and maintained a fondness of contemporary music. In the mean time, he gives concerts and teaches courses all over the world.

With 'Viola Spaces' he wants to make contemporary playing techniques accessible to advanced players. The pieces, or 'playing spaces', are true concert studies, each of them dealing with specific techniques such as harmonics, pizzicato (with 9 fingers!) or tremolos which are explained in great detail.

Another volume with modern playing techniques for two violas and a volume with variations on a piece by the French viola da gamba master Marin Marais for four violas are planned.

1. Sul ponticello, “Beside the Bridge” · 2. Sul tasto, “Ghosts” · 3. Glissando, “One Finger” · 4. Pizzicato, “Nine Finger” · 5. Tremolo, “Rapid Repeat” · 6. Harmonics, “Harmonic Horizon” · 7. Quartertones, “In Between” · 8. Bow directions, “Up, Down, Sideways, Round”