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
Prelude and Ballad : for orchestra / Michael Fine
Genre:
Unknown
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h 2tpt 2trb trb-b tb timp perc hp pf str
Concerto : for violin and two orchestras / Edward Top
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Instruments:
vl-solo 2picc(fl) 2ob cl(cl-b) fg(cfg) 2trp 2trb tb-b perc hp pf(synth) str
Concerto : per violino e orchestra, 1938-1939 / Willem Pijper
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Instruments:
2233 4330 hp str vl-solo
Violin concerto no. 2 : 1995 / Tristan Keuris
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Instruments:
pic 2fl 2ob 2cl cl-b 2fg 4h 2trp perc hp 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