singer, one-man choir, guitarist and composer
String quartet No.1
SM-000085047
- Alternative title
- String quartet in the octatonic mode
- Composer
- David W Solomons
- Publisher
- David W Solomons
- Genre
- Classical / Chamber music
- Instrumentation
- Violin, Viola, Cello
- Scored for
- Quartet
- Type of score
- Full score, Parts
- Movement(s)
- 1 to 4 from 4
- Duration
- 17'43"
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Year of composition
- 1995
Description
String quartet in Octatonic mode (except movement 3 in which the viola switches to Dorian while the rest stay in octatonic, creating a fascinating effect).
There are also a few cheeky quotes from the more classical modes, including a Cockney
"Have a banana" phrase in the viola part in various places
and the fourth (last) movement quoting a version of Rock a by baby
This has been performed on a few occasions to great effect (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNctKjXYZ8k for the first performance in 1997), but I have used an electronic preview of the first movement for the purposes of illustrating the piece here.
The zip file contains the scores and parts of all four movements.