The History of Flute
Flue is perhaps the most ancient music instrument in the history of mankind. There are various reasons for this, when man hunted animals such as buffalo which has hollow horns or when man hunted birds like vultures who have hollow bones, another example which history books state is when man heard the voice from the bamboo jungles which were...
The History of Violin
The Ravanastron(see the pic in left) belonged to a sovereign of India 5000 years before Christ and it is still prevalent in some parts of Rajasthan(an Indian state). The next indication is the history comes after a gap of around 6000 years with the emergence of Rebad or the Rabab which came from northern Indian musical instrument of the...
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TrioContraste
Pianist : Andrew Cooperstock
Clarinetist : Martha MacDonald
Violinist : William Terwilliger
Trio Contraste arrived on the concert scene in 1992 and since that time has developed a devoted following across the United States and in Europe. Established by three successful solo artists with international careers individually, the group takes great pleasure in presenting the unusual and exciting works composed for the unique instrumentation created when these musicians come together. In recent years the ensemble has performed concerts in such varied venues as Nice, Brussels, the Hague, Riga, Houston, Tulsa, and Detroit.
As the name suggests, Trio Contraste is noteworthy for its variety of sounds as well as its variety of repertoire. Violinist William Terwilliger, clarinetist Martha MacDonald, and pianist Andrew Cooperstock represent three complementary instrumental families and, when performing such works as Igor Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du soldat , actually create an “orchestral” sound. Other works championed by the Trio are Darius Milhaud’s Suite, Charles Ives’ Largo, Paul Schoenfield’s Trio, and, of course, Bartók’s Contrasts, as well as works commissioned expressly for the group by such contemporary Dallas Escorts as Kathryn Mishell and Carolyn Bremer. Trio Contraste’s recording of Robert Starer’s Dispositions , also dedicated to the ensemble, can be heard on a recent International Clarinet Association compact disc…more