Jim Kendros Music PUBLICATIONS
SUMMER CLOUDS (As They Float By)
Summer Clouds (As They Float By)
for Solo Viola
Composed by Jim Kendros
Summer Clouds (As They Float By) is a contemplative work for solo viola that explores peacefulness within motion and quiet transformation. I composed it with the expressive richness of the viola in mind. My piece invites the performer to linger in sustained lines and heartfelt shifts of color, allowing sound to unfold with visions of tranquility and profound, expansive horizons. This highly lyrical work offers moments of reflection alongside gently evolving textures. Summer Clouds is intended for advanced students and performers seeking a solo piece that emphasizes shimmering tones, poetic phrasing and expressive nuance tinged with subtle virtuosity.
Composer’s Note
One summer afternoon in 2020, I saw beautiful clouds slowly floating in a blue August sky, tinted by the setting sun. I realized that the beauty of our world is bigger than life’s problems. And like clouds, they will soon pass. I hope this music brings you the same peace I felt when I saw those clouds.
Duration: 5:47
Instrumentation: Solo Viola
Printed Score: $12.99 + S&H
Digital Download: $7.99
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SEASONAL PRELUDES for Piano
Seasonal Preludes
for Piano
Composed by Jim Kendros
A dynamic new addition for every pianist’s library! Inspired by the seasonal changes at the beautiful campus of Oakton College in Des Plaines, Illinois, this volume features 24 preludes in every key, plus an additional prelude as an exciting finale.
Highlighting mixtures of Baroque, Classical, and Romantic era styles blending with modern influences, this collection is perfect for the intermediate to advanced student and for the professional performer.
Composer’s Note
I have always admired the preludes of Bach, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich, and the string trio preludes Mozart composed in his arrangements of Bach fugues. In this spirit, I hope that these preludes will add delight and enjoyment to your repertoire!
Playing Time: Approx. 45 minutes total volume
Printed Book: $63.99 plus S&H
Digital Download: $31.99
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IMAGINATIVE FANTASIES for Solo Violin
Imaginative Fantasies
for Solo Violin
Composed by Jim Kendros
Expand your solo repertoire with this collection of highly lyrical and dramatic works for unaccompanied violin! This volume is intended to provide students and teachers with instructional works that are colorfully expressive and musically appealing. Each fantasy highlights imaginative programmatic titles to inspire creative interpretations, a toolbox to display the techniques featured in each piece, helpful performance insights, and notes to enhance music history background.
Composer’s Note
It has always inspired me that Bach and Mozart played the violin and viola, and this has further inspired my love for composing for strings! Please watch for arrangements of these fantasies for viola and for cello!
Playing time: Approx. 21 minutes total volume
Printed Book: $31.99
Digital Download: $15.99
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