String quartet
SKU: HH.HH595-FSP
Composed by Carlo Monza. Edited by Simone Laghi. Full score and parts. Edition HH Music Publishers #HH595-FSP. Published by Edition HH Music Publishers (HH.HH595-FSP).
ISBN 9781914137594.
The Divertimento Notturno is a three-movement Serenata or Cassazione, a popular genre in Austria during the 18th century and conceived as a musical entertainment. The quartet titled La Caccia (The Hunt), is one of the several string quartets that evoke hunting games, including Haydn Op. 1 No. 1 and Mozart Op. 10 No. 3. The last quartet of the collection, Il Giuocatore (the Gambler), depicts the excitement, despair and redemption after a heavy loss during a game of cards.