Anna Pidgorna

Composer | Vocalist | Visual Artist

Tag: violin duo

  • Even more illumination

    Here are a couple more pages from my in progress manuscript Through closed doors for two violins. Almost half done! Scroll down to earlier entries to see more pages and info about the piece.

  • More illumination

    Here’s another page from the violin duo Through closed doors commissioned by the Thin Edge New Music Collective (see previous posts for more info on this work). Four pages down, twelve to go! Woo!

  • Violin duo illuminated

    Now that the violin duo Through closed doors has been premiered and the music tested for errors, I have started making the final score. Drawing inspiration from medieval illuminated manuscripts, I am creating a two-colour score with large rehearsal letters built right into the wavering staves. The first page from “Through closed doors” I have estimated that…

  • New Year = New Notation

    As discussed earlier, I am working on a piece for two violins built around an antique wooden door. Since this piece is already in an unusual form, I thought I would make it even more complicated by trying out some new notational techniques. I have completely done away with dynamic markings and bow pressure indications.…

  • New Year = New Media

    I started off 2014 with a brand new piece: a violin duo for Thin Edge New Music Collective. This piece is a fortuitous coming together of a commission and an idea that had been stewing at the back of my mind for quite some time. To earn a living, I spend quite a bit of…