Irish composer Kevin Volans' work has gained international acclaim over the years. Drawing on a combination of European and African compositional techniques, his music displays a unique charm. Volans' distinctive sound is heavily in demand, and since the mid-1980s his work has been performed regularly at such venues as the Pompidou Centre, the Royal Albert Hall and the Lincoln Center in New York. This work for string quartet was commissioned by the Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, and was first performed on the 16th December 1990 at the Almeida Theatre, London, by the Smith Quartet. Set of parts. Score available: CH61341

Chamber Music String Quartet

SKU: CF.BE11F

Composed by Jason Eckardt. Full score. 78 pages. Duration 16 minutes. Carl Fischer Music #BE11F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.BE11F).

ISBN 9780825888595. UPC: 798408088590. 8.5 x 11 inches.

Beginning in the 1950s, the CIA became very interested in psychological research beingconducted on the effects of sensory deprivation on humans. The research, that suggestedrapid regression in those tested, provided a framework for sections of what would later beknown as the KUBARK manual, the first a series of US-government documents thatprovided techniques for interrogating detainees. These methods involved radicallyaltering a detainee’s sense of time and environment.Among these techniques, some developed independently of the manuals by interrogators,were the manipulation of light and sound. In order to weaken the resolve of a detaineeand prolong “capture shock,” complete sensory deprivation followed by blasts of light ornoise, or very loud music, proved effective. So much so that variations and combinationsof these techniques were widely used by the United States as well as both its allies andenemies in Vietnam, Latin America, Northern Ireland, and the Middle East.Though the idea of sound as a weapon is at least as old as the account of Joshua’s siegeof Jericho, it was only recently deemed “inhuman and degrading” for the purposes ofinterrogation by the European Court of Human Rights in the 1978 case “Ireland v. theUnited Kingdom.”.
Accidentals apply only to the notes they precede with the exception of tied or consecutively repeated notes.Tempi are consistent throughout the meter changes (Le., ~'=),)=)l, etc.).Grace notes are always to be played as fast as possible. Each grace note in a group should be of the same duration. Gracenotes curtail the previous measured note's duration with the exception noted below.Approximate duration: 16 minutes.

String quartet

SKU: M7.DOHR-12590

Composed by Giuseppe Verdi. Edited by Wolfgang Birtel. Arranged by Emanuele Muzio. Sheet music. Score. 48 pages. MDS (Music Distribution Services) #DOHR 12590. Published by MDS (Music Distribution Services) (M7.DOHR-12590).

ISBN 9790202025901.

String Quartet

SKU: M7.DOHR-13871

Composed by Giuseppe Verdi. Edited by Wolfgang Birtel. Arranged by Emanuele Muzio. Sheet music. Set of parts. MDS (Music Distribution Services) #DOHR 13871. Published by MDS (Music Distribution Services) (M7.DOHR-13871).

ISBN 9790202028711.

String quartet

SKU: VD.ED12589

Composed by Giuseppe Verdi. Edited by Wolfgang Birtel. Arranged by Emanuele Muzio. Classical. Score. 46 S. pages. Verlag Dohr #ED12589. Published by Verlag Dohr (VD.ED12589).

ISBN 9790202025895. 12 x 9 inches.

String quartet

SKU: VD.ED13872

Composed by Giuseppe Verdi. Edited by Wolfgang Birtel. Arranged by Emanuele Muzio. Classical. Set of parts. 123 S. pages. Verlag Dohr #ED13872. Published by Verlag Dohr (VD.ED13872).

ISBN 9790202028728. 12 x 9 inches.