SKU: M7.JO-13-01

ISBN 9790001215404. UPC: 842819116318.

SKU: HL.42692

ISBN 9781458437082. UPC: 884088653118. 11.5x17.0x0.447 inches.

Premiered as a joint production between the Del-Sol Quartet and the Barbad Chamber Ensemble.

SKU: BR.EB-9361

World premiere: Madrid, Auditorio Nacional, March 15, 2015Commissioned by Centro Nacional de Difusion Madrid

ISBN 9790004188316. 12.5 x 10 inches.

World premiere: Madrid, Auditorio Nacional, March 15, 2015 Commissioned by Centro Nacional de Difusion Madrid.

SKU: HL.49017072

ISBN 9790001150118. 9.5x12.0x0.38 inches.

This string quartet by a grand master of the German avant-garde combines a decidedly traditional four-movement structure with experimental situations in the concert hall. In various sections the performers act on revolving stools, in others they take positions at the edge and in the corners of the platform or around the listeners. However, the composer also allows a performance in a conventional seating arrangement which emphasizes the work's classical nature with regard to material and form even further.

SKU: HL.49044251

ISBN 9781627219518. UPC: 888680084325. 9.0x12.0x0.058 inches.

SKU: BR.EB-9384

ISBN 9790004188545. 9 x 12 inches.

Two years ago in Rome, I encountered a murmuration of starlings and I was amazed with its overwhelming beauty, changing shape as it moved. Moving of a fish school that you can watch in an aquarium, has the same beauty and the energy. According to the scientists, their fine movement in a flock is based on the following three simple rules: - steer to avoid crowding local flockmates - steer towards the average heading of local flockmates - steer to move towards the average position (center of mass) of local flockmates The word Boids refers to bird-like objects (bird-oids), representing the beauty of their movements in a flock which is a result of balancing out with each other, following the principle of least effort. I wonder if these rules can be applied to the way a string quartet is shaped. Boids again has been written as a sequel to the piece Boids (2017), a 4 minute study for string quartet in the frame of the Kronos Quartet's educational project 50 for the Future. (Misato Mochizuki)

World premiere: Osaka, International Chamber Music Competition, February 12, 2021 Commissioned by Osaka International Chamber Music Competition and Festa Commission.

SKU: PR.144407270

UPC: 680160681891. 9 x 12 inches.

My Eighth and Ninth String Quartets, begun in late 2017, are sonic cousins. Akin to real cousins, each piece exhibits differing natures. They were requested by two ensembles that have become asecond familiesa to me: The Jupiter Quartet of Urbana, Illinois and the Amernet Quartet based in Miami, Florida. Their collective dedication to, and care for, our art remains a personal and constant are-fuelinga for me. The quartets were commissioned by, and dedicated to, Margaret and Philip Verleger of Denver, Colorado. Additional financial support was provided by the School of Music at Stetson University, Timothy Peter, Dean. Quartet No.8 is laid out in a classical four-movement design. The work does break somewhat from conventional tradition by often placing quartet members into soloistic roles as the movement titles note. individual The opening piece presents at the outset a three-note motto which is turned over, tumbled, and energetically discussed, primarily by a violin duet. It is a duel. The two players part company only infrequently during the movement's progress, pausing briefly for other commentary by their alower cohortsa, the Viola and Cello do not argue, but abet their friends' aeffortsa. The piece's overall character is fairly bright and dancelike, closing in an unresolvedastandoffa. not Two principal asound-objectsa stitch the second movement scherzo together: sliding hands (glissandos) and a plucked ashufflea (pizzicato) - both instigated by the (solo) cellist. The others are influenced - or are not - by their aleadera, and follow - or interrupt - the cello throughout their four-voiced conversation. The third movement (longest of the set) is an elegy dedicated to the memory of a close personal friend, the American composer David Maslanka (1943 - 2017). Its' genesis is a simple 5-note melody derived from my own name (SaC/DaC/EaC/H). This line commences in the (solo) viola and is obsessively uttered without relief during the movement's lamentations. The closing movement revisits much of that opening three-note material, but now dressed up for the full quartet to view. It is a slowly accelerating romp which - twice - cannot avoid a nod to the Amernet and Jupiter performers by offering a humble bow to the 4th movement of Gustav Holst's PLANETS - Jupiter: The Bringer of Jollity. My quartet serves as an honouring salute of thanks for the talent, respect, and friendship of these two young quartets. STRING QUARTET No. 8 is roughly 22 minutes in duration. It was written as an homage to Franz Joseph Haydn, my adesert-island-composera, and completed in Holly Hill, Florida in early April of 2019. S.H.

SKU: M7.SAE-4-06

ISBN 9790707651018.

This is a unique arrangement for string quartet, a work that preserves the beauty of the original work, an icon for sacred music, but at the same time different in essence due to the creative and innovative flavour that was introduced in orchestration on this occasion. The piece has been carefully adapted to suit the technical needs of each instrument, being a smart choice for quartets that want to achieve the acclaim from the audience. This piece of music is suitable both for concerts given by professionals and for auditions in schools, colleges, conservatories or can be used in various other private events.

SKU: HL.103011

ISBN 9781476816180. UPC: 884088678272. 9x11 inches.

SKU: HL.14020979

ISBN 9781846091193. UPC: 884088435172. 5.5x7.5x0.125 inches.

The third in the series of ten Quartets commissioned by the Naxos recording company. First performed at Wigmore Hall, London in Oct 2003 by the Maggini Quartet. A convenient, miniature-sized version of the score intended for study. Performance parts are available available: CH67045-01.

SKU: HL.49008145

ISBN 9790001121842. 9.0x12.0x0.093 inches.

SKU: HL.14020977

ISBN 9781844498024. 5.5x7.5x0.127 inches.

The first in a series of Ten quartets commissioned by the Naxos recording company. First performed at Wigmore Hall, London in Oct 2002 by the Maggini Quartet. A convenient, miniature-sized version of the score intended for study. Performance parts are available available: CH65648-01.

SKU: BT.BB3492

ISBN 9783793141891.

SKU: HL.14015199

ISBN 9788759869352. English.

String Quartet No.17 Op.152 'Mattinata' was composed by Vagn Holmboe in 1982.

SKU: HL.49044850

ISBN 9790220134388. UPC: 841886027633. 9.0x12.0x0.295 inches.

Watkins' String Quartet, set in three movements, showcases the range of emotions the composer is able to conjure through music. The piece works from gently ebbing lyrical episodes into virtuosic, impassioned frenzies and back, ending serenely.