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Luxury Suite

by Elaine Fine

Instrumentation
Cello, Piano
Composed
2005
Publisher
Seesaw Music (a division of Subito Music Corporation)
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About this piece

Luxury Suite is a three-movement work for viola or cello with piano that Elaine Fine dated 17 May 2005; Seesaw Music (Subito) published it the same year. Fine wrote it with the viola in mind and dedicated it to violist Bernard Zaslav and pianist Naomi Zaslav, but her catalogue page says the cello works well too and links a cello performance by Shannon Hayden. The movements are Populuxe (Allegro moderato), Opuluxe (Moderato, in 3/4) and Technoluxe (Allegro), which opens with pizzicato and moves through 4/8, 3/8 and 6/8.

Technical overview

Only the viola part's opening pages were seen: slurred lines with frequent accidentals in Populuxe, a lyrical 3/4 melody in Opuluxe, and pizzicato and changing meters in Technoluxe. The cello part was not seen.

Level rubric

Intermediate

Left Hand

  • Fluent in positions 1–4 with confident shifts & reliable intonation.
  • Introduce 5th position via scales/études.
  • Learn tenor clef for higher passages.
  • Early exposure to thumb position basics.
  • Refine combined shifting & extensions.
  • Advance double stops (two‑note chords).
  • Refine vibrato for expressive shaping.

Right Hand

  • High control over multiple bow strokes.
  • Advanced spiccato for fast passages; reliable sautillé.
  • Apply martelé at frog and mid‑bow.
  • Execute rapid string crossings with minimal arm movement.
  • Adjust contact point to modulate tone.
  • Introduce complex bow patterns & chord rolling.

Rhythm & Musicality

  • Faster tempos & varied meter challenges.
  • Tackle compound meters, intricate ornaments & syncopation.
  • Deepen expressive phrasing; analyze piece structure.
  • Clear dynamic contrasts; introduce slight rubato.
  • Enhance ensemble sensitivity.

Levels are approximate guides, not strict requirements.

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