String Quartet 4 (1992)

SKU: HL.14032290

ISBN 9780711975255. 8.25x11.75x0.155 inches.

Commissione d by the BBC in 1992. Parts available on order no. SOS05260.

SKU: PR.14440385S

UPC: 680160029907.

A shorter and less stringent work than my two previous quartets (1992 and 1994), the Fourth Quartet is comprised, almost obsessively, of the interplay between two thematic kernels: (1) a 5-note motto, announced at the outset, derived from pitches in my own name; and (2) a brief legato line of expressive sevenths (minor/major), which is itself born out of the first cell. Both of these fragments constantly pervade the entire work, albeit in ever-changing raiment. The piece is extremely classical in design: four movements played without interruption - slow/fast/slow/fast - with the first and third sections alternating declamatory and calmer gestures, and the second and fourth being, in effect, almost variants of each other. Quartet No. 4 is approximately 20 minutes in duration and each movement, as noted, was written in memory of dear friends who passed away during late 1995 and early 1996. The work was completed in April of 1996 in Ormond, Florida and Fairport, New York. --Sydney Hodkinson.
A shorter and less stringent work than my two previous quartets (1992 and 1994), the Fourth Quartet is comprised, almost obsessively, of the interplay between two thematic kernels: (1) a 5-note motto, announced at the outset, derived from pitches in my own name; and (2) a brief legato line of expressive sevenths (minor/major), which is itself born out of the first cell.  Both of these fragments constantly pervade the entire work, albeit in ever-changing raiment.The piece is extremely classical in design: four movements played without interruption – slow/fast/slow/fast – with the first and third sections alternating declamatory and calmer gestures, and the second and fourth being, in effect, almost variants of each other.Quartet No. 4 is approximately 20 minutes in duration and each movement, as noted, was written in memory of dear friends who passed away during late 1995 and early 1996.  The work was completed in April of 1996 in Ormond, Florida and Fairport, New York.—Sydney Hodkinson.

SKU: BT.GZ-00641500

SKU: SU.27040400

The First Quartet is set in two segued movements. The first is a Passacaglia based on a 12-tone row in which the pitches are arranged to explore its tonal possibilities, which in this case led to a subtle emphasis of the key of e minor. The second movement, Elegia, is entirely tonal, in which the chromatic intensity of the Passacaglia finally yields to a pan-diatonic e minor. The main three-note motive of this movement is derived from the theme from the first movement.String Quartet Duration: 14' Composed: 1992 Published by: Hutter Music.

SKU: AP.36-M199201

ISBN 9781638873228. UPC: 735816135492. English.

A wonderful and practical collection of wedding music arranged for string quartet. Contains the standard wedding favorites such as Wagner's "Bridal Chorus" and Purcell's "Trumpet Tune."  Titles included: 1. Bridal Chorus (Wagner)  2. Trumpet Tune (Purcell)  3. Allelujah (Mozart)  4. Where'er You Walk (Handel)  5. Adagio (Mendelssohn)  6. Meditation (Massenet)  7. The Ring on my Finger (Schumann)  8. Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod).

These products are currently being prepared by a new publisher. While many items are ready and will ship on time, some others may see delays of several months.

SKU: HL.14042409

ISBN 9788759826775.

< em>Arne Nordheim's Til Per - A Walking Shadow for String Quartet. For Per Nørgård on his 60th Birthday in 1992.