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gus's diner
Date Completed:September 24, 2005
Duration:about 4 minutes
Instrumentation:violin
Comments:gus's diner was commissioned in 2005 by Dick & Ricki Schwartz and Dick & Mary King to celebrate their friends Michael & Marilyn Lapides. I asked myself what sort of music should come out of a violin in "after dinner tempo" and realized that is should be in a flowing, lyrical style with relaxing harmony that allowed the instrument to resonate. And also not too difficult to manage after dinner and drinks. rz