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String Quartet No.1
Classical/Chamber music • 1992
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1st Movement
Title by uploader: String Quartet No.1, 1st Movement
Instrumentation |
Violin, Viola, Cello |
Scored for |
Quartet |
Type of score |
Full score |
Key |
C minor |
Movement(s) |
1 to 1 from 3 |
Publisher |
Matthew Reid |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
7'39 |
A fiery and expressive movement in a neo-classical style. A piece that is both modern sounding and accessible to audiences - think Bach meets Prokofiev.
The Quartet #1 consists of three movements each with two melodies. The two melodies' materials are the same in each movement, but cleverly and almost imperceptively altered.
Have a listen to the excerpt from the fugal development.
A challenge for both professional performers and ambitious hobbyists.
2nd Movement
Title by uploader: String Quartet No.1, 2nd Movement
Instrumentation |
Violin, Viola, Cello |
Scored for |
Quartet |
Type of score |
Full score |
Key |
E flat major |
Movement(s) |
2 to 2 from 3 |
Publisher |
Matthew Reid |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
8'44 |
The expressive and moving second movement depicts a struggle against oppression and ugliness. An ever growing chorale again and again bursts free from a harsh re-interpretation of the 1st movement's second theme. After a defiant and passionate climax, it is slowly and quietly defeated. A piece that is both modern sounding and accessible to audiences - think Beethoven meets Shostakovich.
Have a listen to the excerpt of the opening exposition.
3rd Movement
Title by uploader: String Quartet No.1, 3rd Movement
Instrumentation |
Violin, Viola, Cello |
Type of score |
Full score |
Key |
C major |
Movement(s) |
3 to 3 from 3 |
Publisher |
Matthew Reid |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
6'29 |
The playful and joyful conclusion. A thumb in the nose at authoritarianism depicted by quick moving harmonies and a polyphonic texture. Modern sounding but also accessible to listeners. A combination of the worlds of Bach and Prokofiev. Listen to the excerpt of the opening exposition.
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