string quartet #4 - alan belkin music
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String Quartet #4
by
Alan Belkin © Alan Belkin, 1996, minor revisions 2006, 2007.
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My fourth string quartet was composed in 1996. It is in 4 movements, and lasts about 25 minutes. Like all my instrumental music, it refers to classical forms, which however take unexpected turns. Salient moments recur, but with unexpected new continuations. The work begins with a quiet, sustained introduction, over cello pizzicato. Shortly, a vigorous derivation of this idea arrives, and is developed in discussion among the members of the ensemble. A second, more singing theme, follows in the violin, and reaches a climax, leading to a short, intimate duet between cello and viola. This brings back the introductory material, three times: first accelerando, then rallentando, and finally, as it was at the start. A much abbreviated recapitulation follows, with the second theme now preceding the first one. Finally, a nervous coda ends the movement with a final climax. The second movement is a brutal scherzo. A very short interruption suggests another world, but is cut off by glissando chords, in the original, rude character. Another interlude shortly follows: a vision of another world, ethereal and quiet. When the scherzo theme returns, it starts subdued and ghostly, but then regains its energy. The two interruptions each return, much abbreviated, before a final, rough conclusion. The Adagio begins like the first movement, but now remains meditative and sad. After a short declamatory interruption, the viola and cello begin a limping motive, which gradually leads to a climax. The atmosphere of the beginning returns, and after some varied recapitulation, the movement ends with the descending pizzicato motive which started both the first and third movements. The final movement is light and good-natured. The first section, in rushing triplets, leads to a calmer, imitative episode. The main idea returns, and after a while is followed by a second lyrical episode. The work concludes with a final return of the main material, leading to a climax, and a rushing coda. © Alan Belkin, 2006.
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Andante e=80
copyright Alan Belkin, 1996, minor revisions 2006, 2007
by Alan Belkin
String Quartet #4
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molto accel.77 q.=70
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Meno mosso e=130
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Poco Meno Mosso
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Adagio e=80
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Allegro q=80
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accel.84
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Poco Meno Mosso
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131 rit. a tempo
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142
Più mosso q=95
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Tempo 1 e=160
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226 rit.
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Tempo 1 e=160
arco
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duration: about 23 minutes)
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