Five Portraits

Composer(s): Ulysses Kay

This set of five pieces for violin and piano by American composer Ulysses Kay was commissioned by the McKimi Fund of the Library of Congress. Completed in 1972, the work was premiered by violinist Ruggiero Ricci at the Library of Congress on February 22, 1974, with pianist Leon Pommers. Perhaps influenced by his studies at Yale University with neoclassical composer Paul Hindemith, Kay utilized the technique of a twelve-tone matrix for each intriguing piece. The five pieces are titled Scherzando, Adagio, Allegretto, Larghetto, and Allegro.

Publisher: Pembroke Music Co.
Instrumentation: Violin, Piano
Pages: 38
Binding: 9x12
Format: Score and Parts
UPC: 798408079826
ISBN: 9780825879821
Item No: PF53

Publication Date: 6/1/2025