James Grant

Three More Furies

Three compact unaccompanied character pieces that demand physical command and an actor's sense of timing.

ComposerJames Grant
Era21st century
TypeOriginal
Difficultyvirtuoso
Available scoringsUnaccompanied
Duration~9 minutes
Clefbass
Originally forEuphonium
Technical demandsunaccompanied pacing, extreme contrasts, rapid technique, extended range
Good forcompetition, unaccompanied program, graduate recital
PublisherPotenza Music

Grant’s three characters are not interchangeable technical studies. Each needs its own pace, attack, and emotional temperature, with the spaces between gestures doing as much work as the notes.

The piece is valuable for advanced players because it makes interpretation audible without help from a pianist. Secure technique is the starting point; the real task is to sustain tension and personality alone onstage.

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