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
Quintet : for oboe and string quartet / Michael Fine
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
ob 2vn vla vc
Violin concerto : 1991-1992 / Jurriaan Andriessen
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Instruments:
2222 4331 timp 3perc str vl-solo
Violin concerto : for violin and orchestra, 2002 / Guus Janssen
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Instruments:
2fl fl(pic) 2ob 2cl cl-b 2fg cfg 4h 2trp 2trb perc str(12.12.10.8.6.) vl-solo
Violin concerto No 2 / Willem Jeths, 2009
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Instruments:
fl fl(pic) 2ob 2cl fg cfg 2h 2trp 2trb tb timp perc str cl-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