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.