Black Ball Counts Double (String Quartet)
David P. Sartor
About this work:
When the composer was 7 years of age, his maternal grandmother presented him with a bagatelle game called Wing Shot. The object of the pinball-like game was to launch small marbles using a spring-loaded plunger, causing them to land in semicircular cups with associated point values. Across the bottom of the game was inscribed the phrase "Black Ball Counts Double."
The title and concept of this single-movement work were suggested by the pleasant memories of the perpetually flying marbles and the almost mystical significance of the single black ball.
Year composed: 2001
Duration: 00:03:50
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Unknown
Instrumentation: 2 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Cello