Counterpoint Invariable (PARTS)

Counterpoint Invariable (PARTS) by Sarah Wallin Huff. For Violin, Other, Violin Trio. 21st Century. Advanced. Set of Parts. Published by Sarah J. Wallin Huff (S0.1138).

Completed in 2011, this complex and experimental work for violin trio consists of three movements: I. Intervallic Structure (Andante con moto) -- II. Tone and Color (Meno mosso) -- III. Urban Rhythm (Allegro ma non troppo). Based upon a strict and unvarying formula of patterns that are passed equally between the three violin parts, all three movements utilize this same precise structure of A, B, C, and Ostinato phrases. Each movement, however, while based upon the same formulaic set of patterns, varies by the material of the four phrases themselves; the phrases' material is each based upon very different scales, depending on the particular movement's character. Counterpoint Invariable is a successful thought-experiment, turned to driving and evocative emotional artwork, highlighting Wallin Huff's ongoing fascination with the logic of mechanical structure giving way to outward beauty. It is a true, fulfilling reward to perform and explore this work in its entirety.