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This project has been an astonishing learning experience for me. The Ligeti Sonata, the baroque works, and the commissions are all technically and musically demanding in different ways, and performing the whole program is an exercise in endurance and concentration. The set of baroque pieces I arranged for viola makes a lovely suite for a recital: they are each powerful on their own, as well as paired with their Ligeti Sonata counterparts. I hope you enjoy listening, and I also hope this inspires some new and creative programming. It is amazing how different a piece of music can sound depending on the context of the performance, and I hope to see violists continue to make programming choices that push the envelope and challenge their audiences! Footnotes: 1 György Ligeti, Sonata for Viola Solo (Mainz: Schott, 2001), 12. 2 Ibid. 3 J. S. Bach, Suite for Solo Cello No. 5 in C Minor, in Baroque Suite: Companion Pieces for György Ligeti’s Sonata for Viola Solo, Ed. Rose Wollman (Virginia: VlaTutti, 2022), 1. 4 György Ligeti, Sonata for Viola Solo (Mainz: Schott, 2001), 15a. 5 Wikipedia contributors, “Viola Sonata (Ligeti),” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https:// en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Viola_Sonata_ (Ligeti)&oldid=1148316488 (accessed May 23, 2023). 6 Ibid. 7 Giuseppe Tartini, Sonata No. 16 in D Major, in Baroque Suite: Companion Pieces for György Ligeti’s Sonata for Viola Solo, Ed. Rose Wollman (Virginia: VlaTutti, 2022), 3. 8 György Ligeti, Sonata for Viola Solo (Mainz: Schott, 2001), 16. 9 Wikipedia contributors, “Ricercar,” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index. php?title=Ricercar&oldid=1111955476 (accessed May 23, 2023). 10 Domenico Gabrielli, Ricercar No. 1 for Solo Violoncello, in Baroque Suite: Companion Pieces for György Ligeti’s Sonata for Viola Solo, Ed. Rose Wollman (Virginia: VlaTutti, 2022), 5. 11 György Ligeti, Sonata for Viola Solo (Mainz: Schott, 2001), 18.

12 Arcangelo Corelli, Sonata for Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 6, III. Allegro, in Baroque Suite: Companion Pieces for György Ligeti’s Sonata for Viola Solo, Ed. Rose Wollman (Virginia: VlaTutti, 2022), 6. 13 György Ligeti, Sonata for Viola Solo (Mainz: Schott, 2001), 20. 14 Georg Philipp Telemann, Fantasie for Violin Without Bass No. 12, Moderato, in Baroque Suite: Companion Pieces for György Ligeti’s Sonata for Viola Solo, Ed. Rose Wollman (Virginia: VlaTutti, 2022), 8. 15 Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, The Mystery Sonatas, 16. Passacaglia, in Baroque Suite: Companion Pieces for György Ligeti’s Sonata for Viola Solo, Ed. Rose Wollman (Virginia: VlaTutti, 2022), 9. Bibliography: Ligeti, György. Sonata for Viola Solo. Mainz: Schott, 2001. Taylor, Stephen Andrew. “The Lamento Motif: Metamorphosis in Ligeti’s Late Style.” DMA Diss. Cornell University, 1994. Wikipedia contributors, “Ricercar,” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index. php?title=Ricercar&oldid=1111955476. Wikipedia contributors, “Viola Sonata (Ligeti),” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https:// en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Viola_Sonata_ (Ligeti)&oldid=1148316488. Wollman, Rose. Baroque Suite: Companion Piece for György Ligeti’s Sonata for Viola Solo. Virginia: VlaTutti, 2023. https://www.vlatutti.com/vlatuttimarketplace/ baroque-suite-for-solo-viola-edited-and-transcribed-by rose-wollman.

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