Elaine Fine's Thematic Catalog

New Year's Greeting for Two Violas

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:32:00 +0000

You can listen here, and download a PDF here. Happy New Year!

Autumn Leaves for Two Violins

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:04:00 +0000

Here is the final installment of the seasonal violin duets I have spent the past year writing for Marjorie Kransberg-Talvi and Ilkka Talvi. You can get the complete score and the parts for this season here, and can listen to a computer-generated recording here.

November 29, 2011

There is a Difference

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:44:00 +0000

This setting of Hans Christian Andersen's story "There is a Difference" is for clarinet, string quartet, and narrator. You can download the score and parts here.

June 27, 2011

[Painting by Rachel Leddy]

Transcription: Schubert Serenade for String Quartet

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:41:00 +0000

You can get the score and parts here.

Transcription: Martini Gavotte

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:26:00 +0000

You can download the score and parts here, and listen to a performance here

Transcription: Mozart Alleluja from Exultate Jubilate for String Orchestra

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:22:00 +0000

This transcription is transposed into the string-friendly key of G. You can get the score and parts here, and hear a performance here.

Transcription: Schumann The Two Grenadiers

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:13:00 +0000

You can get the score and parts here, and listen to a performance here.

Transcription: Susato Bass Dance

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:31:00 +0000

You can get the score and parts here, and you can listen to a performance of it here.

Transcription: Janacek Music for Club Swinging Exercises

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:52:00 +0000

You can download the score and parts of this transcription for string orchestra here, and listen to a recording of a performance here.

Learn more about club swinging here!

Six Summer Games for Two Violins

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:03:00 +0000

You can listen here, and get the music here.

1. Jump Rope
2. Baseball
3. Synchronized Swimming
4. Tennis
5. Hopscotch
6. Running Races

Four Spring Dances for Two Violins

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 14:25:00 +0000

July 2, 2011

This is the Spring segment of the seasonal collection of violin duets I'm writing for Marjorie Kransberg-Talvi and Ilkka Talvi. This Spring was severely compromised by the hatching of 13-year periodic cicadas, so they have the last word in "Magicicada Brood XIX."

You can listen to it (and watch a slide show) here, and you can get the music here.

Birthday Piece No. 3 for Viola d'amore and Piano

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 22:12:00 +0000

April 30 2011
You can download the score here, and listen to it here.

High Speed Rail for String Orchestra

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:10:00 +0000

March 23, 2011

The score and parts are available here.

Winter Conversations for Two Violins

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 14:57:00 +0000

I wrote this set of six Winter Conversations in February, 2011 for Marjorie Kransberg-Talvi and Ilkka Talvi who are playing on these recordings:

Winter Conversation #1
Winter Conversation #2
Winter Conversation #3
Winter Conversation #4
Winter Conversation #5
Winter Conversation #6

The music is available here.

Der Seelensucher

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:17:00 +0000

January 2, 2011
This is a setting of a letter written by Sigmund Freud on January 9, 1921. You can access an easier-to-read (and print) PDF here or here.

Four Pieces from Doktor Faustus for Viola d'amore and Piano

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:22:00 +0000

Here's a PDF file of the score, and computer-generated recordings of Abendmusik, Hetaere esmeralda, Interlude, and Echo.
December 6, 2010

Transcription: La Cinquantaine by Gabriel-Marie

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:28:00 +0000

You can download the score and parts here, and listen to a recording here.

Transcription: Bach G Major Prelude BWV 1007 for String Quartet

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:26:00 +0000

These are two settings, one with the original cello solo for the cello, and with the original an octave up for viola. Here's a link to the score and parts for the cello-dominant version, and here's a link to the score and parts for the viola-dominant version. You can also listen to electronic approximations of the cello version, and the viola version.

June 10, 2010

Sonata Viola d'amore (or Viola) and Piano

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:14:00 +0000

February 2003, revised for viola d'amore in June 2010

You can listen to a computer-generated recording here. The music is available from Subito, but you will need to call the phone number (973) 857-3440 to order it, since it is not in their on-line catalog. You can also order it directly through Sheet Music Plus.

If you have trouble accessing the music through these sources, please e-mail me: (elainefine AT SIGN gmail DOT com).

Cloud 999

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:19:00 +0000

April 28, 2008

I have always been fascinated by Gounod's Ave Maria, and have always wanted to try writing an obbligato of my own on top of a prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach. Mine is for violin and piano, does not have words, and uses two passes of Bach's Prelude BWV 999. You can listen to a recording and download the score of Cloud 999 here and here.

Birthday Piece No. 2 for Viola d'amore and Piano

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:06:00 +0000

April 23, 2010 (though my actual birthday is next week, April 30)
You can download the music here and listen to a recording (I'm playing viola d'amore, and Hsiao-Ling Lin is playing piano) here.
This one has 51 measures for 51 years! I'm aiming for 49 more birthday pieces.

Melisande Variations

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:13:00 +0000

April 16, 2010

These are the first two pages of this 8-minute piece. You can listen to a computer-generated recording here and download the score and parts here.

Fanfare for Orchestra

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:14:00 +0000

This piece is scored for full orchestra with two sets of timpani. You can e-mail me (see the sidebar) for a PDF of the score and parts, if you like.

Psalm 79 for Soprano and String Quartet

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:22:00 +0000

This is a sample of the first and third pages. You listen to a computer-generated recording and download the score and parts here. You can also listen here, and download the score and parts here.

Peace for the New Year

noreply@blogger.com (Elaine Fine) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:29:00 +0000

December 29, 2009

You can listen and download the music here or here.