Abstract
String Quartet # 3, commissioned by Nova Chamber Music Series, Arizona Friends of Chamber Music and composed for the Fry Street Quartet, uses 'fiddle' riffs in a series of fragmented, short movements, to build up a structure both terse in structure and exploratory in terms of string technique. In addressing problems related to metaphors between 'abstraction' and the 'figurative' (or 'vernacular') in music, the piece draws on the inspiration of cubism (especially Braque) in creating a feeling of lively multidimensionality and perspective, producing a result that may seem almost abstract much of the time, while being based on the most concrete of subjects.
| Translated title of the contribution | String Quartet #3 |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Place of Publication | New York, New York |
| Publisher | Marks Music |
| Edition | Commissioned by AFCM, Nova Chamber Music Series |
| Media of output | Choral/Orchestral |
| Size | 22' |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2013 |
| Event | Nova Chamber Music Series, Arizona Friends of Chamber Music and Fry Street Quartet - Tucson, Arizona - Arizona, United States Duration: 25 Oct 2013 → … |
Bibliographical note
Medium: String QuartetDuration: 22'
Performers: Fry Street Quartet
Published by: Marks Music, NY,NY
Other: to be recorded for CD in 2013
Keywords
- Fiddlin
- String Quartet
- Fry
- Marks
- Arizona Friends of Chamber Music
- commission