{"id":266,"date":"2012-07-05T18:18:30","date_gmt":"2012-07-05T18:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomas-osborne.com\/music\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=266"},"modified":"2019-08-15T13:26:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T23:26:41","slug":"six-short-pieces","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/thomas-osborne.com\/music\/works\/six-short-pieces\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Short Pieces"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_gallery el_id=&#8221;gallery-644003&#8243; type=&#8221;carousel&#8221; medias=&#8221;80787,1758,1759,1760,1761&#8243; carousel_lg=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_md=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_sm=&#8221;1&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; carousel_type=&#8221;fade&#8221; carousel_interval=&#8221;10000&#8243; carousel_navspeed=&#8221;1000&#8243; carousel_nav=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_nav_skin=&#8221;dark&#8221; carousel_dots=&#8221;yes&#8221; stage_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; single_overlay_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; single_image_anim=&#8221;no&#8221; single_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; single_border=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]No. 2: Allegro[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;80784&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]Christine Wu, violin; Daniel Strba, viola<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]These pieces were written in the Spring of 2001 in Houston, Texas. 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