related works
To A Distant Star : for trumpet and string orchestra / Michael Fine
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Trumpet and string orchestra
Scoring:
tpt-solo str
Concerto : per violino ed orchestra, 1950 / Hans Henkemans
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Scoring:
3333 4331 timp 4perc hp str vl-solo
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Scoring:
vn-solo 2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h 2tpt 2trb perc pf cel str
Concertino : per violino e orchestra, (1963) / Oscar van Hemel
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Scoring:
2222 4230 timp str vl-solo
composition
Memories : Concerto for violin and orchestra / Michael Fine
Author(s):
Fine, Michael
(Composer)
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