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Proto's 'Trio' is an engaging work, a light hearted blend of jazz styles and contemporary classical'' techniques that does much more than merely scratch the surface of the two idioms.
Unlike the jazz-classical concoctions of a few decades ago, by composers such as Ravel, Milhaud and Stravinsky, it contains no parodies and no clichès. and unlike the more recent efforts by Gunther Schuller and John Lewis, the piece treats the jazz and classical ideas as equal partners, with no competition to be felt between them. The elements function together, one complementing the other, in such a way as to make them seem not so disparate after all.
The most impressive part of the 'Trio' is its second movement, in which a web of gentle oriental-flavored melodies is underlined by an insistent rhythm. A section that combines dissonant passages in the violin with jazz-rock riffs in the bass forms the movement's exciting climax. The opening movement - alternating harsh, jagged chords and simple folk-like tunes - builds up to this; the third movement, with a set of variations on a standard 12-bar blues pattern sounded as though it was calculated to get a rise out of the audience. That's exactly what happened last night. The crowd responded to the 'Trio with the sort of screaming ovation normally reserved for groups that do not perform in black ties and dinner jackets.
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