Theodore Presser Company

For Viola and Piano

Melia Watras; a foremost performing violist and professor of viola; has commissioned a good number of composers for new works for her instrument. In her commission of Ran; she requested that a startin...

This tour de force consists of two movements that are complete opposites. Movement I; titled Momentum; starts with the viola and piano aggressively  sharing a single note. Things start swirling out of...

Juxtaposing soulful cantabile with capricious rhapsody, BREAKING BREAD culminates in a quotation from the African American spiritual Let Us Break Bread Together, the only clue to the meaning behind th...

Amlin's affinity for the warm, rich voice of the viola mixes with his mysterious, beautiful modernism in this 2-minute change- of-pace gem featured on Michelle LaCourse's “An American Menagerie” CD. I...

Originally composed for solo cello, this work has been adapted by the composer in response to requests from violists. The melodic theme comes from the final chorus of Hailstork’s Earthrise, a profound...

YangKo, an important form of mass folk-dance that originated in northern China, has recently become popular throughout the entire country. In YangKo, the performers not only dance, but they play rhyth...

The solo viola repertoire has been enriched by this plaintive memorial work, originally for solo violin - the instrument in which composer Chen Yi was trained as a performer. The composer provides thi...

Arranged by Daniel Dorff. For Cello, Piano. Classical. Solo part with piano reduction. Composed 2004. 4 pages. Duration 2:20.

Three diverse pieces by Samuel Adler are presented. Emunah (Faith) is a paean to his wife, Emily. L'olam Vaed dates back to 1978 and is printed in proportional notation, to better guide the musicians...

Commissioned by Joel Krosnick's family to celebrate the cellist's 70th birthday, Sonata for Two began as a one-movement work for Joel and his daughter Gwen Krosnick. Following its premiere, the origin...

Thank You Notes is a 5-minute work based on a cello solo from Wernick's String Quartet No. 9. It is a brief, yet heart-felt tribute to Joel Krosnick whose devotion to new music is legendary. The notio...

Subtitled “A Musical Tribute to Václav Havel,” ELEGY for cello and piano by Lora Al-Ahmad commemorates the thirtieth anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. The music seeks (and eventually finds) assura...

A heartfelt memorial to the composer's sister, SAMBA FOR SUSAN bears a tempo marking of Sensual, and this 5-minute elegy is set as a slow bossa nova, full of the jazz flavor and syncopations of samba...

POSTCARDS FROM UKRAINE è un'affascinante e infuocata suite di sei brani di carattere che riflettono la cultura e la musica della patria di Didorenko. L'opera è stata composta all'inizio del 2022, dopo...

THREE BAGATELLES FROM CHINA WEST di Chen Yi è una suite di canzoni popolari cinesi. Scritta originariamente per flauto e pianoforte, molti solisti ed ensemble hanno richiesto la trascrizione di questi...

EASTER MUSIC è un'opera impegnativa e misteriosa per violoncello e pianoforte. Articolata in un unico movimento, la musica inizia con una dissonanza aggressiva e ritmi frastagliati e si snoda verso un...

The famous melody by Gluck is skillfully arranged for cello and guitar duo by Leisner. The dramatic cello voice soars above a beautiful accompaniment on guitar. This is one of several arrangements for...

APERTURE is an exhilarating tour de force for solo cello, depicting the mechanism by which light passes through a photographic lens. The work's colorful extended techniques and textures combine with v...

Edited by Dimitry Markevitch. Arranged by Dimitry Markevitch. For Cello Solo. This edition: Fourth Edition. Solo part. BWV 1007-1012. 59 pages.

Commissioned by contrabassoonist Norman Spielberg, this concerto celebrates the extended range of the instrument. Originally scored for contrabassoon with clarinet, horn, and strings, this piano reduc...