The first piece I will depict is “Eyeglasses Duo”. This a duo played with a viola and a cello, which were performed by James VonValkenburg and Wei Yu. It began with the viola playing energetically, followed by the cello. Throughout this piece, it sounded like the two performers were chasing each other. The piece was played with two movements that have a playful tune. Each of the instruments played the them but the other performer would accompany. In this duo, the second movement is rarely played but the movement is played in minuetto. The phrases in this piece, are played with chords that sound friendly. The tempo of this composition is vivace, which sounded folk-like to me. The phrases were arpeggio, which is why it sounds likes to viola
