Dedications for Strings

Dedications for Strings is adapted from the composer’s early work “Twentieth Century Studies for Two Violins.” Several of the studies have also been rewritten by the composer for various other ensembles, including brass ensemble; string trio; percussion quartet; and flute, piano, and guitar trio. Dedications for Strings, which is derived from the second study, employs modal sonorities. Dedications for Strings is the first movement of the composer’s Dedications for Orchestra.