UCLA Music Library

Written in 2022, Airplay (+ Birdsong) is in ABA form, with the opening melody descending in chromatic patterns, accompanied by augmented harmonies in the piano. Motivic development through various tonalities ensues, with slides, pizzicato and tapping the bow stick on the body of the violin adding panache. The middle section is a rich waltz, with the melody first in the violin, then in the piano with violin obligato. The melody is broadened in full harmonies in the piano, with birdsong depicted through mordents, trills, quick broken chords and harmonics in the violin. A descending chromatic scale leads back into the return of the opening melody, with the material enhanced and divided between piano and violin.