Quatuor pour les jeunes
John Craton
About this work: Quatuor pour les jeunes (Quartet for the Young) was composed for Megan Hamer and dedicated to Dutch violinist Anahi Oraison. It was written for and about young people. Almost entirely in 1st-3rd positions, the quartet nevertheless offers various technical challenges for the players. Each of the three movements depicts aspects of youth:
I. Allegro—Andante—Allegro (“Scènes de la jeune vie” / “Scenes of Young Life”)
II. Adagio (“Un portrait de Jodelle Ferland” / “A Portrait of [child actress] Jodelle Ferland”)
III. Allegro (Gigue) (“L’enfant espiègle” / “The Mischievous Child”).
The scores presented here have been tweaked for better playback. Contact the composer for the availability of performance scores. mp3s of the Sibelius playback can be accessed here.
Version: String quartet
Year composed: 2006
Duration: 00:13:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:String Quartet
Instrumentation: 2 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Cello
Instrumentation notes: String quartet (violins 1 & 2, viola, cello)