tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post1190810212158732265..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Irving Fine, Here and ThereLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-10299071797964149282014-12-29T18:14:42.688-08:002014-12-29T18:14:42.688-08:00Volti has performed his set "The Hour-Glass&q...Volti has performed his set "The Hour-Glass" (texts by Ben Johnson) a couple of times. It's a wonderful piece. I think it may be the only unaccompanied SATB piece in his catalog (which is a pity).<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650456584680746284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-21306857378916340142014-12-28T10:50:02.204-08:002014-12-28T10:50:02.204-08:00Woodwind players all know Irving Fine for his 1948...Woodwind players all know Irving Fine for his 1948 Partita, which has long been a staple of the repertoire for woodwind quintet, and is one of a remarkably small number of really good pieces for this ensemble. The Partita is a full-length 5-movement piece in a fresh and lyrical neo-classical style, clearly influenced by Stravinsky but vital and original. Really well-orchestrated, too -- it's a joy to play and to hear. <br /><br />I don't know a single note of Fine's other music, but I'd like to.Tod Brodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243236229508341665noreply@blogger.com