String Quartet -
difficult
SKU:
HL.49008109
Score
and Parts. Composed
by Peteris Vasks. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Score and
Parts. Composed 1995. 96
pages. Duration 27'.
Schott Music #ED8640.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49008109).
ISBN
9790001120678. UPC:
073999881493.
9.0x12.0x0.268
inches.
'Christmas
* Peace on Earth' is the
leading motive of the
String Quartet, a tenet
of faith as well as an
expression of hope. In
the first part of the
work Vasks uses themes
from a well-known
Christmas carol, while
the second part is
strongly influenced by
Latvian folksongs and
dances. The third
section, with a
chromaticiscm strongly
reminiscent of
Shostakovitch,
investigates and
questions the feasibility
of any peace in our
society. The final, calm
and slightly melancholy
section symbolizes 'Peace
on Earth' by means of
sonorous sustained
choirs.