K01b. Reflections

Variations for String Ensemble, in B Flat Minor

For String Ensemble, Large or Small

• Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Bass

Performance Time: 7:02

This work was adapted from my solo piano piece of the same name. In scoring Reflections, I avoided all divisi so that any size string ensemble can undertake performance (although there are a few double stops). An additional 25 measures were composed to broaden the presentation. This version of Reflections is somewhat less melancholy than the piano version, perhaps due to the modulations not included in the piano version, but more probably a result of the nature of the instrument(s) conveying the music. The themes and their variations sing on the strings, while they more or less weep on the piano.

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