String quartet
SKU:
M7.DOHR-88815
Variations for String
Quartet. Composed by
Adrian Connell. Sheet
music. Score and parts.
48 pages. Duration 15'.
MDS (Music Distribution
Services) #DOHR 88815.
Published by MDS (Music
Distribution Services)
(M7.DOHR-88815).
ISBN
9790202098158.
On
the workFor many years I
was the director of
festive music at our
local church in
Orpington. I always
carried a little music
notebook on me for use
during the sermons. I
remember writing a series
of notes, as a challenge
to use as a melody when I
got home, then I realised
it used all twelve notes
of the scale. Having been
penned during a sermon, I
decided to use this as a
structure. The tone row
became the sermon and the
following variations the
reactions to this sermon.
As a clue to the ideas
behind the music, I added
sectional headings to
each variation. While
this is a serious work
musically, it is actually
meant to be a piece of
fun! (Adrian
Connell)Duration: 15
minutes.