Performances
Recordings
Publisher Info.
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Vivian Fine Estate - Demo CD
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Performers
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Rachel Fine, piano
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Copyright
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Purchase
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Sheet Music
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General Information
Work Title
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Aegean Suite
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Alternative. Title
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Composer
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Fine, Vivian
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IVF 1
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 movements
- Melos
- The Blue Aegean
- Meltemi (a strong summer wind)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1985
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First Performance.
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1986-3-9 in Berkeley, California, Berkeley Piano Club, Rachel Fine, piano
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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6 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Modern
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Piece Style
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Modern
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Instrumentation
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solo piano
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External Links
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Vivian Fine website
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Navigation etc.
Aegean Suite was commissioned by Fine’s cousin Timothy Fine and his wife Mary Ellen for their twelve-year-old daughter Rachel. Having recently returned from a visit to Greece, Fine wrote three short movements which a precocious piano student would enjoy performing. There are challenging phrase shapes, asymmetrical meters, and extended trills, which add to the piece’s interest.
- —adapted from Heidi Von Gunden, The Music of Vivian Fine, Scarecrow Press, 1999.