Southland Sketches: Movement IV

(Starts at 8:00)

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.

The [fourth movement is the] fastest of the four movements, quick changes in style are paired with big interval jumps to create excitement and joy. As the opening material is heard once more, an even quicker version of the theme is heard, with Burleigh moving between lyrical and jaunty sections at the flip of a coin. The harmonically-exciting final few bars create intensity as this suite of sketches comes to its fiery close." - Alex Burns

Table of Contents:
Introduction and Movement I
Movement II
Movement III
Movement IV