Southland Sketches: Movement III
Harry Thacker BurleighPiece Duration: 3:00
About this Piece
(Starts at 5:00)
Program Note: "Composed in 1916, Harry Thacker Burleigh’s Southland Sketches is a great example of Burleigh’s quintessential American style. Scored for violin and piano, Southland Sketches takes the listener on a journey through various quirks of the American style that Burleigh pioneered in the early 1900s.
An energetic third movement opens with a truly memorable theme. The fluctuation between dotted-eighth and sixteenth notes give a bounce to this theme. Burleigh’s harmonic language in this sketch really hones in on the old American style of the early 1900s that was very popular. His use of dissonance is also prevalent here, as the voices clash as they play the same rhythms. After a recap of the opening material, this sketch ends with a spring in its step." - Alex Burns
Table of Contents:
Introduction and Movement I
Movement II
Movement III
Movement IV
Notable Passages
Description:
Similar to the first movement, this movement opens with plenty of dotted-eighth and sixteenth note figures! Sometimes the dotted-eighth comes first, and other times the sixteenth note comes first. Can you hear the difference?
Keywords: Rhythmic Duration
Description:
The opening material returns, bringing back those dotted-eighth and sixteenth note durations!
Keywords: Rhythmic Duration