Violet Louise Archer (born: Violet Balestreri) Violet Archer (1913–2000) was a Canadian composer, pianist, organist, percussionist and music educator. Her family changed "Balestreri" name to Archer in 1940. Violet studied at McGill University, receiving a Licentiate in Music diploma in 1934 and BMus degree in 1936, and also acquired an associate diploma from the Royal Canadian College of Organists in 1938. Archer visited New York in the summer of 1942, where she studied composition with Béla Bartók.
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Piano Concerto No. 1: II. Adagio molto
Piano Concerto No. 1: I. Allegro energico
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Allegro ma non troppo, scherzoso
10 Folksongs, Book I: Book II: X. The Frog and the Mouse
10 Folksongs, Book I: Book I: II. Singing Bells (Digue Dondaine)
Episodes
String Quartet No. 3: III. Allegro molto
Piano Trio No. 2: I. Allegro
The Bell: III. Allegro moderato
Piano Trio No. 2: III. Allegro con brio, energico
Sinfonietta: I. Andantino ma energico
Sinfonietta: III. Allegro molto con brio
The Bell: I. Largo ma non troppo
String Quartet No. 3: II. Largo molto espressivo e con rubato
Piano Concerto No. 1: II. Adagio molto (excerpt)
String Quartet No. 3: I. Andante con moto ed intensivo
Leave What You Find
Christmas
Cello Sonata: I. Andante con moto ed espressivo
Piano Trio No. 2: II. Largo tranquillo
Sinfonietta: II. Larghetto piacevole
Missed Out
Cello Sonata: II. Allegro
4 Duets for Violin & Cello: No. 3, Interlude
Cello Sonata: III. Larghetto espressivo
Moods: IV. Rhapsodic
The Bell: IV. Largo
4 Duets for Violin & Cello: No. 1, Brooding
Cello Sonata: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
The Bell: II. Largo (a cappella)
First Snow
Sonata for Flute, Clarinet and Piano: I. Allegro commodo
Piano Sonatina No. 1: I. Allegretto semplice
Six Preludes "Prelude 1"
10 Folksongs, Book II: VII. Paul Jones
4 Duets for Violin & Cello: No. 4, Paean
Prairie Profiles: IV. Prairie Spring
4 Duets for Violin & Cello: No. 2, Restless
Four Short Pieces for Solo Clarinet: No. 3, Dramatic
Four Short Pieces for Solo Clarinet: No. 2, Tranquil
Rough Beginnings
Sonata for Flute Clarinet and Piano: I. Allegro commodo
Cradle Song
Moods: II. Introspective
Capriccio for Hand Timpani & Orchestra
Preamble
I. Allegro commodo
Season Songs: II. April Weather
Divertimento for Saxophone Quartet: I. Preludio
Divertimento for Saxophone Quartet: II. Meditation
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