Having written four String Quartets in less than a decade, Leshnoff strikes a lighter note with his fifth, titled Four Dances. The four dance movements are: I. Waltz, II. Pavane, III. Chas Tanz,
This three movement composition for string quintet, scored for 3 violins, viola and cello, falls under the heading of program music as it paints unmistakable pictures of pastural/country life. Each of the
This is the first edition of the Scherzo per quartetto d'archi (P191). The musical contents suggest that this is a juvenile composition of the composer while student at the Bologna Conservatory. The central
Edited by David G. Porter. Preface by J. Peter Burkholder, and performance notes. This version for string quartet probably dates from the first years of the 20th century. This edition is based primarily on
This critical edition includes: Facsimiles; Signs and conventions; Sources; Critical Commentary: Opus 130 and Opus 133; Appendices; and Bibliography.
After the success of his Slavonic Dances in 1878, Dvorak received a request for a string quartet in "Slavonic style." In this piece, each of the four movements is informed by melodies and rhythms in the
Redolent of the work of Dmitri Shostakovich in its musical language, Evgeny Kissin's String Quartet op. 3 comprises four strongly contrasting movements: on the heels of the stately “Adagio
Critical Urtext edition. Set of parts only: Violin I, Violin II, Viola I, Viola II, Violoncello I, and Violoncello II.
For violin, viola & cello. First printing. One movement work, composed for the Dinosaur Annex, and was dedicated to the memory of the composer's uncle, Sigmund Kubas. Duration: ca. 12'. Score, 20 p. and
Composed in 2021 for The Joy Project, a series of uplifting works for performance at free outdoor concerts in the San Francisco Bay region. The work's title comes from the annual Chinese spring festival,