Product Description
THE FINAL WAVE for Violin & Piano
Piano 22 pages / Violin 4 pages
Approx. Time: 6:15
On Saturday afternoon, March 26, 2011, I was invited to a special meeting of Bay Area business people. Their purpose was wanting to help the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of Japan on March 11th.
The meeting was organized by Mr. Alex Kurosawa, president of KPMF and held in San Jose, CA.
At the end of the meeting and after much discussion about holding a series of concerts with all funds going to the disaster victims, it was suggested that I compose a new song for the project that would let those afflicted in Japan know they would not be forgotten.
I was so inspired by the dedication and volunteerism of all the people at the meeting that I went home and composed a new piece of music entitled: THERE IS HOPE THROUGH MUSIC.
After a favorable response from the group, I began composing another piece for violin and piano entitled: THE FINAL WAVE.
In this piece, I tried to paint the horror, destruction, uncertainty and sadness of the disaster while giving hope for a future for the people who witnessed this catastrophic event.
Unfortunately, THE FINAL WAVE was never completed as planned back in 2011. However, eleven years later, I completed this memorable piano and violin duet.
Even though its been many years since that terrible day of March 11, 2011, the music can still convey emotions of melancholy, discord, resilience and compassion for tragic and unforeseeable events of today.
This timeless work is dedicated to remember and give hope to all those affected by disasters and catastrophic tragedies.
This advanced level of music is clearly notated for piano and violin and can be an extraordinary supplemental selection for recitals and concerts.
This musical recording of THE FINAL WAVE is an electronic representation available in the notation program.
Robert Van Horne is a long standing member of ASCAP.
Official Website: www.robertvanhorne.com
Email: rvh@robertvanhorne.com
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