Music Resource Item Type Metadata
Composer
Lamb, John David (b. 1935).
Gender
Male
Work
Divertimento. Seattle, WA: Näckens Vänner.
1. Praeludium
2. Aria
3. Menuetto
4. Saltarello
1. Praeludium
2. Aria
3. Menuetto
4. Saltarello
Duration
10 minutes
Description
This piece was composed in 1991, and dedicated to Alan Futterman. The music is conservatively tonal and fun to play. It is moderately challenging, with a range to C5. The first movement borrows its main motive from Bach’s first cello suite, albeit in Bb instead of G.
Reference
Michel Jolivet