| String Quartet No 2: Full Score and Parts Contributor(s): Holland, James Nathaniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1517458811 ISBN-13: 9781517458812 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Printed Music - Strings |
| Physical Information: 0.19" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.53 lbs) 94 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: String Quartet No. 2 for 2 Violins, Viola and Cello in 4 Movements (Total Duration: 26 minutes) Music by James Nathaniel Holland. Composer website at: http: //lacoronadelossantos.net/jamesnathanielholland.html YouTube presentation video at: https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe7H9NXcTYg This intense 21st century string quartet transports the listener into four very different vignettes. The opening with begins with a driving rhythms, almost "rock-like", representing a bloody duel. The second movement contrasts the first movement with a sweet, blissful melody accompanied with strumming pizzicatos. The third is broad and cinematic, a journey through the memories of a drowning sheik enticed by a mermaid. The final a joyful fugue based on African popular music. Movement 1 Allegro Agitato "Pyrrhic Fight Dance" Movement 2 Tranquil "Blissful Awakening" Movement 3 Moderato "Memories of a Drowning Sheik". Movement 4 Presto "African Fugue" An interesting addition to the professional concert of American new classical music. |