Composed for the American violinist Rachel Barton Pine, Rush is a virtuosic fanfare for the instrument.

Inspired by the concept of the serenading lover. In two colorful sections. Advanced Level.

Incantation exhibits Augusta Read Thomas' enthusiasm for the violin. The five-minute work sings out, with beauty and grace, always with a richness and elegance. Falling loosely into an ABA form, it ends, as it were, on a question, with a major seventh hanging in the air, unresolved.

"Pulsar" was commissioned by the BBC, jointly with the Royal Philharmonic Society and premiered on March 17, 2003.

Inspired by the poem "Where Everything Is Music," each movement of Rumi Settings adheres to the meaning, perfume, and essence of the stunning Rumi text. Includes two performance scores.

Inspired by the poem "Where Everything Is Music," each movement of Rumi Settings adheres to the meaning, perfume, and essence of the stunning Rumi text. Includes two performance scores.

This publication presents six of the composer's piano etudes composed over the past decade. Each etude is an homage to a composer, with Thomas finding inspiration in the music of Bartok, Berio, Boulez, Feldman, Messiaen, and Rakowski. The entire set of etudes is 17 minutes in duration.

Spring Song is a five-minute piece that celebrates the lyrical, long-line, expressive and elegant characteristics of the cello. Double-stop passages evoke a carillon of bells, all ringing in a flurry, atop a large cathedral. At times the piece is very intimate, and at other times, bold and energized.

A four-movement work, lasting approximately 34 minutes. The movements can be performed separately or in parts. First performed by the Avalon String Quartet on April 30, 20003 at Alice Tully Hall, New York.

Inspired by the concept of the serenading lover. In two colorful sections. Advanced Level.

5 works for piano. Each piece is a cross-fertilization of two differing compositional styles or genres, including movements titled "Like Thelonious Monk crossed with Chopin," "Like J.S. Bach crossed with BeBop," and more.