8
Piano Trio, S. 86
Charles Ives · 1874–1954 · American
For violin, cello, piano
Also known as Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched
Listen
- Ensemble
- Piano trio
- Hardest part
- Balanced
- Form
- Full work
- Length
- About 23 min
- Composed
- 1904–11
- Era
- 20th century
Notes
Three movements; the scherzo is marked 'TSIAJ' (This Scherzo Is A Joke)
About this work
- Composed
- 1904-11, rev.1915
- First performed
- 24 May 1948 in Berea, OH, Kulas Musical Arts Building; Baldwin-Wallace College Faculty Trio; George Poinar (violin), Esther Pierce (cello), John Wolaver (piano)
- Moderato
- TSIAJ ("This scherzo is a joke"). Presto
- Moderato con moto