James Nathaniel Holland

Violin Concerto No. 1 James Nathaniel Holland

(Duration: 26 minutes) "One the most gorgeous classical music concertos of our century waiting for its violin virtuoso to champion it..." writes the Milan American Music SocietyOffered here in full score only in concert pitch. Instrumentation: picc, fl12, ob12, cl in A, 12, Bcl, Bsn 12, hrn 1234, Bb tpt 12, trm 12, tba, tim, perc. (bass drum, calabasa, tri., susp. and crash cym, sm. gong. and snare), harp, soloist, strings. Echoes of Elgar, R. Strauss, and Vaughn Williams. The concerto begins majestically with the section entitled ("the mountains"), then transforms into an African type melody ("Costa Rica coffee dreams"), then a beautiful sentimental melody ("sentimental love") and a rousing scherzo ("carnival"). Reduced piano score with violin part sold separately. YouTube presentation with orchestra at: https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6YqKEvfVIU