String Quartet No.9 Opus 3001
Aileen Sweeney
Description
Instrumentation Genre Ensemble (no conductor)
Tag quartet
Duration 7 minutes
Instrumentation
String quartets have long been acknowledged as one of the most prominent chamber ensembles in classical music. According to Wikipedia, "the string quartet has been considered a prestigious form and represents one of the true tests of the composers art." I had never written a string quartet before now. In the process of the "true test of my art," I started and quickly abandoned a grand total of eight string quartets before finally starting and sticking with this one, my magnum opus, my ninth string quartet.
Instrumentation Genre Ensemble (no conductor)
Tag quartet
Duration 7 minutes
Instrumentation
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Upcoming events
- 09 May 2024, 18:00
[opensound: composing for text and working with a librettist with Laura Bowler and Sam Redway] - 09 May 2024, 19:30
[Cryptic Nights: I've Always Lived Beside Screens // The Invisible Hand] - 09 May 2024, 19:30
[Cryptic Nights: I've Always Lived Beside Screens // The Invisible Hand] - 09 May 2024, 19:30
[Associate Artist: Colin Currie with RCS Percussion] - 15 May 2024, 14:00
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