Five Portraits 2021 ISBN: 9781491167892

ISBN: 9781491167892

Her music blends the traditions of European classical music with the rich heritage of African American spirituals and folk melodies

John Passion

there is structural counterpoint between the elements of the Key Lime Pie

and vibratos

Five Portraits 2021 ISBN: 9781491167892Composer(s): Ulysses Kay This set of five pieces for violin and piano by American composer Ulysses Kay was commissioned by the McKimi Fund of the Library of Congress. Completed in 1972, the work was premiered by violinist Ruggiero Ricci at the Library of Congress on February 22, 1974, with pianist Leon Pommers. Perhaps influenced by his studies at Yale University with neoclassical composer Paul Hindemith, Kay utilized the technique of a twelve tone