Music Resource Item Type Metadata
Composer
Larsen, Libby (b. 1950).
Gender
Female
Work
Jazz Variations. Boston, MA: E. C. Schirmer.
Duration
6 minutes
Description
This piece was commissioned by Lynn Moran Riccardo in 1977, and premiered by her that year at the Juilliard School. The elements of jazz are confined to the rhythm in the four variations that follow the theme. The music is pitch-centric, but intentionally does not follow the melodic or harmonic progressions associated with jazz. The music is moderately challenging, and the full range is used up to D5. Some extended techniques (glissandi and vibrato manipulations) are required.
Discography
MSR Classics MS 1734 (CD) Scott Pool