The String Quintet Parts for Tarik O'Regan's Blessed Are They. Commissioned in honour of Raymond and Elizabeth Chenault for their 38 years of service as Organists and Choirmasters of All Saints' Episcopal Church in Atlanta where it was first performed on All Saints’ Sunday November 3 2013. Parts for two Violins Viola Cello and Double Bass.

Contemporary String Quartet Repertoire For New and Developing Ensembles-The Discover series is part of three progressive collections of contemporary string quartet repertoire from leading composers to encourage and facilitate the development of ensemble playing. Compiled and edited by Liz Partridge each volume contains graded works commissioned especially for this series designed for quartets formed of players of similar ability. Featuring a mixture of musical styles and genres each piece contains different elements and techniques to consolidate and enhance the players’ skills as soloists and as ensemble members. An accompanying CD provides demonstration recordings of all included pieces. Minus-one tracks are availableto download online to allow for individual practice between rehearsals. Discover Series: Contemporary string quartet repertoire for new and developing ensembles. An introduction to quartet ensemble playing for string players of grade 1-3 standard. Familiar keys common rhythms and transparent musical forms ensure the short pieces and miniatures featured within Discover are accessible to all. Emphasis is firmly focussed on playing together as a unit.

'Diacritical Marks was written for the Chiara Quartet in 2011 and is in eight short movements. I have a huge anxiety about string quartets; they are normally meant to be giant expressions of a composer’s emotional life. Here I focused on details: a tiny dot above a letter a tiny swivel of the bow. The first and last movements are energetic and driving and the middle movements are more lyrical rhapsodic and/or floating. The quartet is bound together by a piece of drone music found in movements 3 5 and 7 in which the second violin and the viola play an interlocking repeating pattern ad infinitum while the cello and first violin spin very long outrageous lines on top. The piece lasts just under 20 minutes.' —Nico Muhly

Instrument : string quartet Type : study score Nombre de Pages : 68 Content : Allegro calmo, senza rigore - Vivace - Chacony: Sostenuto