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UNACCOMPANIED SOLO MUSIC of Michael Kimber
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Except as noted, you will hear the composer playing viola,
either as soloist or as ensemble member.
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Here is a PDF of a convenient listing of links to audio recordings
of the composer performing some of his own solo viola music.
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SOLO MUSIC (unaccompanied)
AVAILABLE SOON! (better late than never)
7 days in 7 minutes for solo viola (2023) price TBD
Conceived by Marcin Murawski and premiered by him at the
2023 International Viola Congress, this work portrays each
day of the week with a Polish proverb and original poetry
(in Polish) by Murawski, and a limerick (in English) and a
playful musical miniature by Kimber.
Duration: 7:00 (actually more)
12 months in 12 minutes for solo viola (2023) price TBD
Conceived by Marcin Murawski and premiered by him at the
2023 International Viola Congress, this work portrays each
month of the year with a Polish proverb and original poetry
(in Polish) by Murawski, and a limerick (in English) and a
playful musical miniature by Kimber.
Duration: 12:00 (actually more)
Variations on an Unknown Folk Song for solo viola (2020) price TBD
Premiered in 2023 by Marcin Murawski in Dordrecht, Netherlands.
Techniques include ricochet bowing, double stops, pizzicato chords.
Duration: 6:15
Idyllic Reminiscences for solo viola (2023) price TBD
Inspired by times spent finding solace in nature.
Duration: 8:00
Dreaming/Dancing for solo viola (2021) price TBD
Composed for violist Gwendolyn Matias-Ryan
Two movements; lots of shifting meters.
Duration: 6:30
Reveries for solo viola (2015) price TBD
Composed for violist Kathryn Steely.
Four movements: Calm, Frantic, Mysterious, Exuberant
Duration: 14:00
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NEW 2020 for solo viola $5.00
premiered in June 2022 by violist Donghee Han at
the 2022 American Viola Society Festival
and 47th International Viola Congress
Duration: Grief-4:40; Hope-4:00
NEW Quest for solo viola $5.00
premiered in June 2022 by violist Donghee Han at
the 2022 American Viola Society Festival
and 47th International Viola Congress
Duration: 7:00
NEW Fantasie for solo viola d'amore $5.00
premiered in June 2022 by viola d'amore soloist
Elena Kraineva at the 2022 International Viola d'amore
Congress in Brandenburg, Germany
Duration: 5:00
Murovisation for solo viola $4.00
composed in April 2013 for violist Marcin Murawski and
recorded on his CD, Michael Kimber: Music for Viola(s)
(Acte Préalable AP0284); duration c. 5 mins.
HEAR Murovisation for solo viola.
Twelve Caprices for solo viola $8.00
Twelve Caprices for solo violin $8.00
one caprice in each parallel major/minor key; brilliant,
technically challenging, musically appealing bravura
romantic style; positions 1-9; total duration c. 30 mins.
HEAR Caprice in D for solo viola.
HEAR Caprice in A flat for solo viola.
Sonata (1997) for solo viola $5.00
a dramatic Prelude, jazzy Fugue, impassioned Nocturne,
and ear-bending Presto; very high positions; duration 10 mins.
HEAR the first movement of Sonata (1997).
Echoes of Greece (2006) for solo viola $4.00
"Eastern" scales and folk-like rhythms combine to give a
“Mediterranean” flavor to this piece, which begins quietly and
accelerates to an exciting conclusion (opah!); positions 1-5;
duration 5-6 mins.
Emerald Isle (2004) for solo viola $5.00
Violist Patricia McCarty describes it as “evocative of
Ireland and Irish fiddling” and “a wonderful addition to
our unaccompanied repertoire and to what is becoming a
virtual world tour through Michael’s solo pieces inspired
by the music of other cultures.” Positions 1-11; duration
8-9 mins.
HEAR excerpts of Emerald Isle
from Patricia McCarty’s premiere of the work in Boston.
Three Armenian Impressions (2002) for solo viola $5.00
Gisherayin Yerazhtutiun (Night Music), Aghachang
(Supplication) and Tonakatarutiun (Celebration),
inspired by the colorful scales and hypnotic rhythms
of music associated with Armenia; positions 1-10;
duration 8 mins.
HEAR the first movement of Three Armenian Impressions.
Three Armenian Impressions is also available as a trio
for oboe, clarinet, and viola. (See under Ensemble Music.)
Monolog i Krakowiak (2000) for solo viola $4.00
(also available for solo alto saxophone)
a contemplative, lyrical soliloquy and a lively
Krakovian dance in the spirit of Polish folk music;
originally for alto saxophone, but composed with
viola in hand; positions 1-7; duration c. 8 mins.
HEAR the first movement of Monolog i Krakowiak for solo viola.
Monolog i Krakowiak is also available in a stunning duet version,
Dialog i Krakowiak. (See under Ensemble Music.)
Comet: Reflections on a Celestial Voyager for solo viola $4.00
a fascinating solo viola voyage through space inspired by
the 1986 return of Halley’s Comet; atonal pitch relations,
irregular meters; positions 1-9; duration 10 mins.
HEAR excerpts from Comet.
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Updated November 16, 2024