Hoots & Honks
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
About this work: I never learn. I accept commissions from groups that just break up when I write for them (cause and effect?) A string quartet commissioned this, but didn't survive long enough to play it. A very difficult piece, but very rewarding -- do it! The title comes from my friend Felix Thor, who hated modern concert music with a passion, calling it 'hoots and honks'. This was my homage to Felix, now dead, who had truth to tell.
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Year composed: 1996
Duration: 00:25:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:String Quartet
Instrumentation: 2 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Cello