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John McCabe. String Quartet No.7 - Summer Eves. Score. Sheet Music. String Quartet. STR QUARTET.

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John McCabe. String Quartet No.7 - Somer Evas. Telling. Sheet Music. String Quartet. STR KWARTET.

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Commissioned by the Presteigne Festival of Music and the Arts Limited, with funds provided by the Arts Council of Wales, for premiere in August 2012 by the Carducci String Quartet in St. Andrew’s Church, Presteigne. Composer's Note. "Some years ago I noted down the opening theme of what I anticipated would be a relatively Classical string quartet – “Classical” in the sense of the forms adopted, plus perhaps a predominantly lyrical tone of voice. The commission for this work, from the Presteigne Festival for their 30th anniversary in 2012, gave me the opportunity of putting into practice this long-held idea. It is dedicated to the Festival and to the Carducci Quartet, whose career, as much-admired friends and colleagues, I have greatly enjoyed. The only break with “classical” tradition is that there are five movements instead of four, with two Scherzi as the second and third, though both these are very short and contrasting. I found myself listening to Haydn’s string quartets a lot before and during the composition of this work, and I hope the spirit of his delight in writing for this medium is echoed in my own music. The opening movement is in sonata form, unusually for me, and lyricism is, I hope, the basis of it, though there is a good deal of activity at times. The Scherzo, light and marked by frequently-changing rhythms, is followed by an equally short but ferocious Perpetuum mobile, marked Wild und rasch. one of my favourite German tempo markings. The fourth movement is an intense Adagio, in which a single phrase uttered strongly in unison is gradually transformed into gentle diatonic chords before the close, intermingled with cadenzas for cello, for viola, and for the two violins together. The finale. a Rondo. resumes the classical tone of the first movement, but apart from one dance-like episode it builds up a fair head of steam towards a final Presto, which however ascends, slows and quietens, towards a gentle summer sky at dusk.

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In opdrag van die Presteigne Fees van Musiek en die kunste Beperk, met fondse wat deur die Arts Council van Wallis, vir première in Augustus 2012 deur die Carducci String Quartet in St Andrew's kerk, Presteigne. Komponis se Note. "'N Paar jaar gelede het ek opgemerk af die opening tema van wat ek verwag sou 'n relatief Klassieke strykkwartet wees -" Klassiek "in die sin van die vorms aangeneem, plus miskien 'n oorwegend liriese stemtoon. Die kommissie vir hierdie werk, uit die Presteigne Festival vir hul 30ste herdenking in 2012, het my die geleentheid om in die praktyk hierdie langverwagte idee. Dit is toegewy aan die fees en die Carducci Quartet, wie se loopbaan, soveel-bewonder vriende en kollegas, ek het baie geniet. Die enigste breuk met "klassieke" tradisie is dat daar vyf bewegings in plaas van vier, met twee scherzi as die tweede en derde, maar altwee is baie kort en kontrasterende. Ek het myself luister na Haydn se strykkwartette 'n baie voor en tydens die samestelling van hierdie werk, en ek hoop dat die gees van sy vreugde in die skryf vir hierdie medium is eggo in my eie musiek. Die opening beweging is in sonatevorm, buitengewoon vir my, en liriese is, hoop ek, die basis van dit, maar daar is 'n goeie deal van die aktiwiteit by tye. Die Scherzo, lig en word gekenmerk deur dikwels veranderende ritmes, word gevolg deur 'n ewe kort, maar kwaai Perpetuum mobiele gemerk Wild und Rasch. een van my gunsteling Duitse tempo merke. Die vierde beweging is 'n intense Adagio, waarin 'n enkele frase geuiter sterk in harmonie is geleidelik omskep in sagte diatoniese akkoorde voor die einde, vermeng met cadenzas vir tjello, vir altviool, en vir die twee viole saam. Die finale. 'n Rondo. hervat die klassieke toon van die eerste beweging, maar afgesien van die een dans-agtige episode dit bou 'n billike hoof van stoom na 'n finale Presto, wat egter styg, stadiger en quietens, teenoor 'n sagte somer lug teen skemer.