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IDB2604F97-45FA-46E3-9231-714FB364F72B
TitlecodeX504037
Title NameLight in the Morning: Third String Quartet
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InstrumentationString Quartet
CommissionBritish Library, January 2000
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Program NotesLight in the Morning: Third String Quartet (2000) was commissioned by and is dedicated to London Chamber Group which premiered the work at the British Library.

As the work's title would indicate, "light" and specifically, "morning light", was the starting point for the conception of this piece. The work is in three sections: two slow ones framing a fast one. The work's material is derived from the opening plainchant-like motive over a pedal tone.

Tonally, the piece follows a linking tonal center pattern of E-Db-E-C-E. (These three pitches make up the pitch class set 3-3 [vector
Title Brand2
Year Composed2000
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Duration7
Ensemble Size4
Date Created2008-10-31 20:32:10.000000
Date Updated2025-09-30 20:32:10
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Premier Performance Memo-World Premiere. London Chamber Group. Sep 2000.
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Title Category10
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Title Instrument Category TextString Duo & Ensemble
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Title Sub Category76
Title Instrument Header63
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