Originally composed as the first of Three Melodies,

Written as one continuous movement, the music begins with a haunting Aria. A chromatic musical language creates a mysterious mood. The pianist and violinist trade musical motives back and forth as equal but

Originally an improvisation by Charles Gounod over the

Blue Piece for violin and piano is a musical poem which honors the American down-home, twelve-bar blues. Its relaxed, laid-back melodic line meanders about chord tones, dwelling on the "blue third"