Opus Prime (2005)
for 'cello, piano, violin
By Eli Marshall
American
American
??Opus Prime (2004) is an upbeat romp in quasi-rondo form (with characteristics, too, of an arch form: beginning and ending in the same vein, with the second half of the work resembling the first in reverse). The main theme occurs in variation but is always built on the same beat patterns and phrase lengths. Opus Prime was commissioned for the Hong Kong Opus One Piano Trio, and premiered on All Fools’ Day of 2004 in Hong Kong City Hall.? ?? EM
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