Quatre Visages Op.238 No.1 – La Californienne

First of the series of _x001A_Quatre Visages_x001A_ by Darius Milhaud, I. La californienne is a short piece for Viola and Piano. With some difficulties, it requires some intermediate technique of the instrument and some theory knowledge toread in different keys. The book includes the score for Viola and Piano and the part for Viola only. The music has moderate tempo and is quite expressive. It is supposed to represent an American girl from California. She is partof the four faces with: II. The Wisconsonian, III. La Bruxelloise and IV. La Parisienne. Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) was a French modernist composer and a teacher. He was also part of Les Six and was strongly influenced by Jazz.His opus list ended at 443.