composer
Michael Fine has a degree in English Literature from the State University of New York. Despite having no formal music education, he has an active international career in several aspects ...
related works
Afternoon Trio : for flute, viola and harp / Michael Fine
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
fl vla hp
Canto di speranza : poema per violino ed orchestra, 1997-1998 / Ton de Kruyf
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Instruments:
2220 2220 2perc cel hp str vl-solo
Concert : voor twee violen en orkest, 1954 / Henk Badings
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Instruments:
fl fl(pic) ob ob(eh) 2cl 2fg 4h 3trp 3trb tb timp perc pf(cel) str 2vl-solo
Concerto : per violino e orchestra, 1974, revisione 2003 / John Borstlap
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Instruments:
2323 3220 timp pf str vl-solo
composition
Memories : Concerto for violin and orchestra / Michael Fine
Description:
"Memories" is my first concerto and first piece with a solo violin. Its title and dedication to my wife Tammy stems from our mutual delight in spontaneous, improvised comic songs, most about our beloved cat Sambucca who shared our lives for 21 years (and was quite the music critic.) Many of these songs became our "standard repertoire" and even now, years after Sam's death, we still sing her songs to each other. These songs and snatches of song sneak their way into Memories, I hope in a way that no one will recognise except Tammy and me. The other memory enshrined in this piece is my grandfather, a passionate music lover and violin aficionado, who if he was disappointed that I chose to play clarinet hid it well. Of course, my first concerto had to be for violin.
Michael Fine