The Garden Suite for Two Violins and Viola

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The Garden Suite was written in 2023 for violinist Margaret Friar, a friend and musician who inspired its creation when playing together in many trios, quartets and quintets.  She has a beautiful garden and it seemed a good subject for her own special trio.  The combination of 2 Violins and Viola is not one which boasts a huge wealth of repertoire, and it presented a new challenge. The 4 pieces in the collection are suitable for players of at least grade 6 standard and are useful for encouraging good balance and essential team work. Because of the more narrow compass range of the 3 instruments, extra thought will be needed to balance the tone produced, as the instruments overlap and weave together. There is therefore much scope in its interpretation. It was a lot of fun to write and pays homage to a special friend.

Contents

1. Where Thistles Grow
2. The Mole
3. The Little Pond
4. The Rowan and the Roses

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