City Birds (for violin and piano)

The violin plays the part of the bird soaring into the higher registers, gliding through the New York City sky. The piano is the city in all of its industrial intensity. The construction workers, cars moving, people rushing to get to work. There is a constant joyfulness within this piece that should make you want to get up and go do something. When performed, the musicians should perform with energy, excitement, and power.- c.r.

The "Play Music" link seems to be broken, so I wasn't able to listen to the piece; but from reading the score, it certainly looks like an intense piece! There seems to be a breathless and rushed quality about the music that would well describe a busy city. I like all the hemiolas--they add a certain forward momentum--and the double-stops look fun to play. :) I think the persistent texture and the subtle changes in the piano are the strengths of the piece; and the sudden change at m.62 would be quite amazing to experience. Great piece! I think the score file may be incomplete, as it seems to end at m.99 without a double bar.