Vienna in Manhattan
For ‘jazz’ trio + string quartet (piano, drumkit, upright bass + 2 violins, viola, cello) - Approx. 4 mins.
Vienna in Manhattan combines the tradition of American ‘jazz’ music with the Viennese waltz tradition. The Manhattan sensibility is captured by the ‘jazz’ rhythm section as well as the improvisatory section, the harmonic progression, and by the Broadway showtune-like formal structure. The Viennese influence is made known by the easily flowing ‘waltz-y’ melodic lines. The string quartet is also used in this work to help invoke Viennese musical tradition. This work thus references two locations which represent historically fervent grounds for musical innovation and development both within the last century and far before that, in the last three centuries: Vienna and New York.
Nic Bray
For ‘jazz’ trio + string quartet (piano, drumkit, upright bass + 2 violins, viola, cello) - Approx. 4 mins.
Vienna in Manhattan combines the tradition of American ‘jazz’ music with the Viennese waltz tradition. The Manhattan sensibility is captured by the ‘jazz’ rhythm section as well as the improvisatory section, the harmonic progression, and by the Broadway showtune-like formal structure. The Viennese influence is made known by the easily flowing ‘waltz-y’ melodic lines. The string quartet is also used in this work to help invoke Viennese musical tradition. This work thus references two locations which represent historically fervent grounds for musical innovation and development both within the last century and far before that, in the last three centuries: Vienna and New York.
Nic Bray
For ‘jazz’ trio + string quartet (piano, drumkit, upright bass + 2 violins, viola, cello) - Approx. 4 mins.
Vienna in Manhattan combines the tradition of American ‘jazz’ music with the Viennese waltz tradition. The Manhattan sensibility is captured by the ‘jazz’ rhythm section as well as the improvisatory section, the harmonic progression, and by the Broadway showtune-like formal structure. The Viennese influence is made known by the easily flowing ‘waltz-y’ melodic lines. The string quartet is also used in this work to help invoke Viennese musical tradition. This work thus references two locations which represent historically fervent grounds for musical innovation and development both within the last century and far before that, in the last three centuries: Vienna and New York.
Nic Bray