String Quartet
John Craton
About this work: Inspired by the events of the opening months of the First World War (1914-1918), the quartet seeks to depict on an emotional level three of the countless episodes that set the stage for the four-year struggle that lay ahead. The work is dedicated to the Messerkvartetten of Copenhagen. More details can be found
here. mp3s of the Sibelius playback can be found
here.
Year composed: 2006
Duration: 00:22:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:String Quartet
Instrumentation: 2 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Cello
Instrumentation notes: The scores presented here have been tweaked to play back better through Scorch. Clean scores are available on request.