Violin & Orchestra SKU: PO.ME02
Composed by John Ritchie. Study score - Softback score. Composed 1995. Promethean Editions #ME02. Published by Promethean Editions (PO.ME02). ISBN 9780958346702.
The Partita is cast in three movements. The first derives its impetus from the soloist's opening gambit and the orchestral ritornello heard soon after. Their frequent reappearances enshrine a dorian tonality and embody a structure not unlike a rondo.The Arioso is for solo violin with support from the string orchestra in the main, an extended cantilena redolent of warm memories. Finally, in the rhythm of a jig, various of the concertante elements re-emerge. Woodwind and horns in the middle section and more especially the violin become increasingly prominent until near the end a cadenza for the soloist ponders fragments in retrospect before a final flourish.
