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Reena Esmail

Composer

Two Tones (alto+violin)

July 7, 2006 by

Program Notes

It is difficult for me to find something insightful to say about a piece that is so close to my heart. I think Rilke’s text says it best.

Recording

Two Tones
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano; Hyewon Kim, violin; David Fung, piano
recorded at CSMT, Yale School of Music – 12.4.2009
live performance of alto/violin version of Two Tones
Fabiana Gonzalez, alto; Ismail Degani, violin; Reena Esmail, piano

Text

Everything that touches us, me and you,
Takes us together like a violin’s bow
Which draws one voice out of two separate strings
Upon what instrument are we two spanned?
And what musician holds us in his hand?

Premiere/Performances

This piece was premiered in April 2011 at Yale University, in New Haven CT.

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Instrumentation: alto, violin and piano

Other Versions:
– Two Tones (soprano/violin)
– Two Tones (soprano/oboe/EH)
– Two Tones (tenor/cello)

Duration: 5′

Year: 2007

Movements: 1

Languages: English

Program Notes

Recording

Text

Premiere/Performances

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