String Quartet # 3
Martin Halpern
About this work:
The first and third movements of the quartet are in somewhat condensed classical forms: a sonata-allegro and a rondo. The second movement, "Nocturne," is a contrastingly lyrical slow movement in aba form. The melodic and harmonic language is pervasively chromatic, and the three movements are tied together by a recurrent motif of descending and ascending octave leaps which underly the other motivic elements and their development.
Year composed: 2002
Duration: 00:15:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:String Quartet
Instrumentation: 2 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Cello