String quartet no. 3 - Score & parts
Product information
| Title: | String quartet no. 3 - Score & parts | ||
| Authors: | Aho, Kalevi (By artist) | ||
| Product number: | 9790550119819 | ||
| Product form: | Sheet music | ||
| Availability: | Delivery in 7-16 days | ||
| Publication date: | 1.4.2025 | ||
| Price: | 39,90 € (35,00 € vat 0 %) | ||
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| Publisher: | Fennica Gehrman |
| Edition: | 2025 |
| Publication year: | 2025 |
| Language: | English |
| Pages: | 84 |
| Product family: | Chamber music String ensembles |
| Finnish library classification: | 78.5132 Neljä jousisoitinta |
| Key words: | jousikvartetot |
Kalevi Aho's (b. 1949) String quartet no. 3 (1971) comprises eight short sections played in a single movement without pause and is strictly linear in character. The work begins, in all simplicity, with dance music of a rather innocent nature. Gradually, however, the tone of the quartet becomes more and more complex and 'modern' until this phase of development reaches a peak in the 4th and 5th sections with a very intricate polyphony.
The composer tells: "My goal was a style and musical language that would be light, yet not superficial; I wanted to portray a tragic development in a playfully light and unsentimental way. [...] From the almost childishly naive, innocent mood of the first movement, one moves toward the increasingly complex musical worlds of the middle movements. After that, however, a return to the original, innocent simplicity and cheerfulness becomes impossible. The entire development of the work has a tragic end. "
Duration: 22'
This product includes the score and a set of parts (violin I, violin II, viola, violoncello).
The composer tells: "My goal was a style and musical language that would be light, yet not superficial; I wanted to portray a tragic development in a playfully light and unsentimental way. [...] From the almost childishly naive, innocent mood of the first movement, one moves toward the increasingly complex musical worlds of the middle movements. After that, however, a return to the original, innocent simplicity and cheerfulness becomes impossible. The entire development of the work has a tragic end. "
Duration: 22'
This product includes the score and a set of parts (violin I, violin II, viola, violoncello).