Year of Composition

1999

Duration

7'

Instrumentation

Solo viola

Categories

Chamber Music

Other Versions

Version for solo violin
Version for solo cello

Program Note

Using a traditional Chinese folksong, Moli Hua or Jasmine Flower as a point of reference, the piece contrasts the pure, simple flowing melody with a desire to break free of the orderly and explore the complex, asymmetrical, chaotic elements that contrast the song.

— Victoria Bond

Audio/Video

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Commercial Recordings

Victoria Bond: Peculiar Plants (Albany Records)

Commission & Premiere Info

Premiered by Martha Mooke in New York City on May 4, 1999