5CB5862E-2B23-4739-A4F9-259B9664CD4A
| ID | 5CB5862E-2B23-4739-A4F9-259B9664CD4A |
|---|---|
| Titlecode | X504092 |
| Title Name | String Quartet No. 4: Traveling Symphony |
| Marketing Copy | Commissioned by Caramoor Music Festival in New York and premiered July 14, 2017 by the Argus Quartet, this work is in no small part a response to this quartet's sense of adventure and expressive emotional range. Inspired by two end-of-civilization novels the composer was reading prior to composing the work, the quartet unfolds in a single movement, loosely based on plot lines in both novels. One of the novels includes a Traveling Symphony, an assortment of musicians and actors who travel the countryside for decades playing symphonies, jazz and orchestral arrangements of popular music alongside performances of Shakespeare plays, reminiscent of medieval troupes traveling the countryside in plague-ridden times. The work is written so that the quartet embodies the Traveling Symphony, not only playing music but also singing and 'stage whispering' fragments of "King Lear" and other text across the collection of nine scenes. |
| Instrumentation | String Quartet |
| Commission | Commissioned by the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, on behalf of the Argus Quartet, for A String Quartet Library for the 21st Century. |
| Dedication | (not set) |
| Program Notes | add |
| Title Brand | 2 |
| Year Composed | 2017 |
| Copyright Number | (not set) |
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| Duration | 18 |
| Ensemble Size | 4 |
| Date Created | 2018-01-25 20:32:13.000000 |
| Date Updated | 2025-09-30 20:32:13 |
| Inhouse Note | (not set) |
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| Text Author | (not set) |
| Premier Performance Memo | -WP- 7/14/2017 at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts by the Argus Quartet. |
| Recording Credits | (not set) |
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| Title Category | 10 |
| Title Movements | (not set) |
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| Title Instrument Category Text | String Duo & Ensemble |
| Title Sub Category Text | (not set) |
| Title Sub Category | 76 |
| Title Instrument Header | 63 |
| Title Grade Text | (not set) |
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