Mason: String Trio for Violin, Viola & Violoncello

String Trio for Violin, Viola, & Cello is a single-movement work albeit with distinct sections including a fast paced and energetic opening, the slow and very emotional middle, an off-beat lively waltz and, finally, a return to the rapid opening material. The harmonic language of this trio could be described as chromatic tonalism with a dissonant edge. Mason says: “The goal of this Trio is to take the listener on an emotional journey of discovery. There are sounds of perhaps Janáček but, in other places, a bit of Hindemith or even a pinch of Beethoven. But the point is to tell a story where new and unexpected things are always happening.”

Instrumentation: Violin, Viola & Violoncello
Duration: 10′
Composed: 2023
Published by: Todd Mason