By Luna Pearl Woolf | For Solo Viola | 7′

“…extended contrapuntal play…” for the viola

Title: Impromptu for Solo Viola
Composer: Luna Pearl Woolf
Year Composed: 2001/2015
Instrumentation: Solo Viola
Duration: 7′ 
Format: Full score
Catalogue Number: OM0152

Printed Edition Price:  $20 USD

PDF Edition Price:  $15 USD

Cellist Matt Haimovitz, who debuted a version of this piece in 2001 wrote that, “at it’s core…Impromptu is an extended contrapuntal play on the fugue subject from Bach’s Suite V in c minor for solo cello. Freely-paced, quixotic sections frame the work, churning the central motive through a kaleidoscope of permutations. One final gymnastic run up to [cello’s] highest positions and Impromptu unwinds in reverse back to the opening material like a palindrome.”