16 String Guitar
Thomas Beverly
About this work:
Program Note:
16 String Guitar is an attempt to combine the four instruments of the string quartet into one giant acoustic guitar. The 16 strings of the quartet often move as one, building a homophonic texture of 16th note “strumming” figures for the whole ensemble. The strumming patterns are used in variation throughout the entire work. They are the unifying thread that ties the entire piece together as it moves through continually developing musical material.
Year composed: 2009
Duration: 00:12:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:String Quartet
Instrumentation: 2 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Cello