Work Information
Per Nørgård : String quartet No. 3 - Three Miniatures, op.26
| Publisher |
Wilhelm Hansen |
Category |
Works for 2-6 Players |
| Sub-Category |
String Quartet |
Year Composed |
1959 |
| Duration |
5 Minutes |
Orchestration |
str4tet |
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| Full Score(s): |
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Programme Note
STRING QUARTET NO. 3 - THREE MINIATURES (1959)
The spectrum of sound, the gesticulation – in short, the very nature of the strings – has always had a central place in my output, demonstrated by the numbers of string quartets, concertos with string soloist, chamber and solo works. The interest dates back to my school years, when I was fortunate to be able to compose for a cello-playing schoolmate and to accompany him on the piano. I discovered then the innumerable nuances of sound and playing varieties offered by just one bow, four strings and five fingers..
The Three Miniatures for string quartet (composed 1959) has a consequent experimental structure that dictates every note in the three extremely short movements. Each member of the quartet thus plays his own little melody a certain (but different) number of times so that the brand new soundscopes constantly appear in spite of the unchanging parts, due to their different length.
Per Nørgård
Note: The beginning of the programme note (from “The spectrum…” to “ …five fingers.”) to be used ad lib..
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