String Quartet No. 1

2023 | 12:30

Level: Grade 6

Scoring: 2 Violins, Viola, Cello

Program Note: “String Quartet Number 1” comprises three distinct movements with three different characters and styles. Movement one is an arrangement of my clarinet choir piece titled “Sketches,” except this time the movement is set in C lydian and at time C lydian-mixolydian. The musical result is similar to that of impressionistic artwork. Movement two is much slower and free and allows the musicians to play expressively through various themes. Movement three concludes the piece with a virtuosic showcase of technique heavily anchored in C minor.