SKU: HL.49043938
ISBN 9790220133923. 9.25x12.0x0.494 inches.
The 3rd String Quartet was originally composed in 1982-3 to a commission from The Adelaide Festival, and premiered by The Petra Quartet in 1983. Subsequent to this quartet, I have composed two more; No. 4 in 1986 and No. 5 in 2002.The offer to re-publish this work, led me to begin by a process of amendment, but ended in the composition of a virtually new quartet! Only parts of the original quartet have been retained. I also chose to 'frame' (in my case this means an inspirational focus and filter), the quartet in a new way too.In Flight Music keeps the 4-movement format of the original quartet, but is now directly linked to a life-long interest in flight. The first two movements are concerned with aspects of humans in flight, whilst the last two deal with insects and birds respectively.Since all my music is these days preceded by visualisations in the form of drawings, wherever possible, this quartet might be performed with the four drawings, one for each movement, back-projected behind the players.Digital copies of these drawings may be obtained from Schott Music.Edward Cowie.Maurens. France. August, 2010.
SKU: HL.49018856
ISBN 9790220133244. UPC: 884088675028. 9.0x12.0x0.204 inches.
Although this is technically Cowie's seventh string quartet, it replaces his earlier fourth quartet, which he came to feel no longer fit with his compositional voice. The quartet fluctuates between a slow, luminous sound and fast, agitated music. Unlike much of Cowie's work, this music is abstracted from his usual preoccupation with the natural world, turning instead to look at an inner landscape. The composer describes the emotional force behind his quartet: The year 2009 was a terrible year in which I lost three close friends to cancer and an elder brother to Alzheimer's disease. It was also a year in which my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer; something from which she has thankfully made a great recovery. At times like these, emotions are sorely tested and highlighted. Four people I loved have gone, so this music must remain as testament not to death, but to the magnificent fragility and loveliness of life. It closes with a gentle and almost vaporising 'benediction' a kind of 'amen' if you like.
SKU: SU.28040041
A series of reflections on one day’s journey (or one life’s journey). The titles of the four movements can almost be read as one sentence: Thoughts at dawn… through heat and grit... become a canticle... seeking in faith the light. Audio and score previews are available at the composer's web site: johnnewellmusic.com/works/chamber-ensemble/ String Quartet Duration: 28' Composed: 2008 Published by: Abierto Music Also available: Full Score (28040040).
SKU: SU.28040040
A series of reflections on one day’s journey (or one life’s journey). The titles of the four movements can almost be read as one sentence: Thoughts at dawn… through heat and grit... become a canticle... seeking in faith the light. Audio and score previews are available at the composer's web site: johnnewellmusic.com/works/chamber-ensemble/ String Quartet Duration: 28' Composed: 2008 Published by: Abierto Music Also available: Set of Parts (28040041).
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