{"id":700,"date":"2013-05-02T19:30:40","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T19:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alzand.com\/?page_id=700"},"modified":"2026-02-03T09:31:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:31:43","slug":"duet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alzand.com\/?page_id=700","title":{"rendered":"Karim Al-Zand: Music: Duet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"columns-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"two-columns\">\n<h2>Duet<\/h2>\n<h5>for harp &amp; viola<\/h5>\n<p><i><span class=\"drop-caps\">D<\/span>uet<\/i> is in four contrasting movements. The first and last of these are very brief miniatures which form bookends to the longer middle movements. The second movement is a simple two-part song and the third is a not-too-serious dance featuring harp pedal glissandi and viola pizzicato throughout. The work was commissioned by Virginia Crumb and Scott Woolweaver. A 1998 residency at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macdowellcolony.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MacDowell Colony<\/a> provided both time and support in writing the work.<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<p>SCORE + RECORDING VIDEO<\/p>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class='embed-container'><iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mCKUVTylVPg' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<div class=\"pricing-box three-columns\">\r\n          <h4><span>purchase score &amp; parts<\/span><\/h4><span class=\"price\"> <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/alzand.com\/?page_id=4372\" class=\"button\"><span>Learn More<\/span><\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"pricing-box three-columns\">\r\n          <h4><span>purchase CD recording<\/span><\/h4><span class=\"price\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/al-zand-chamber-music\/id327199947\" class=\"button\"><span>Learn More<\/span><\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"two-columns nomargin\">\n<p>DATE<br \/>\n1998<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<p>DURATION<br \/>\n10 minutes<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<p>INSTRUMENTATION<br \/>\nharp, viola<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<p>MOVEMENTS<br \/>\nI. Debut<br \/>\nII. Dalliance<br \/>\nIII. Dance<br \/>\nIV. Denouement<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<p>PREMI\u00c8RE<br \/>\nMay 16, 1999 | Paine Hall, Cambridge MA<br \/>\nVirginia Crumb, harp | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emich.edu\/musicdance\/faculty\/facultypages\/swoolweaver.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott Woolweaver<\/a>, viola<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>AUDIO<br \/>\n<div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_69e145e5694484.43027495\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','69e145e5694484.43027495','http:\/\/alzand.com\/Duet_1_Debut.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','69e145e5694484.43027495');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_69e145e5694484.43027495\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','69e145e5694484.43027495','','80','false');show_hide('stop','69e145e5694484.43027495');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div> I. Debut<br \/>\n<div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_69e145e56ba665.09357775\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','69e145e56ba665.09357775','http:\/\/alzand.com\/Duet_2_Dalliance.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','69e145e56ba665.09357775');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_69e145e56ba665.09357775\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','69e145e56ba665.09357775','','80','false');show_hide('stop','69e145e56ba665.09357775');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div> II. Dalliance<br \/>\n<div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_69e145e56f61f6.04594346\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','69e145e56f61f6.04594346','http:\/\/alzand.com\/Duet_3_Dance.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','69e145e56f61f6.04594346');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_69e145e56f61f6.04594346\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','69e145e56f61f6.04594346','','80','false');show_hide('stop','69e145e56f61f6.04594346');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div> II. Dance<br \/>\n<div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_69e145e571fb04.43650885\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','69e145e571fb04.43650885','http:\/\/alzand.com\/Duet_4_Denoument.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','69e145e571fb04.43650885');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_69e145e571fb04.43650885\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','69e145e571fb04.43650885','','80','false');show_hide('stop','69e145e571fb04.43650885');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div> IV. Denouement <\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>SCORE<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/alzand.com\/scores\/Duet_SCORE.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duet for harp &amp; viola Duet is in four contrasting movements. The first and last of these are very brief miniatures which form bookends to the longer middle movements. The second movement is a simple two-part song and the third is a not-too-serious dance featuring harp pedal glissandi and viola pizzicato throughout. 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