Richard Ayres (b. 1965)

No. 38

2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)

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Details
For
2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Product Type
Score, Parts
Author / Composer
Richard Ayres
Product number
580096
Duration
12 Minutes
Release Year
2011
Description

Richard Ayres’ Three Small Pieces for String Quartet each have distinct characters that illustrate the composer’s vivid imagination and skill for combining energetic, touching and sometimes wild music. The first piece is a short tribute to the Romanian singer Maria Tanase, a long forgotten performer who was once a star in her country. The second is a rough, fast and folk-like section in 11/16 time and the third, subtitled “Countess Eva von Spendu (on a horse) gallops through the forest (pausing ...

Content

I. Tanase's Eyes - II. - III. "Countess Eva von Spendu (on a horse) gallops through the forest (fausing four times to contemplate natural splendor)"