String Quartet
(2vl,va,vc)
SKU:
BR.EB-9383
Composed
by Misato Mochizuki.
Chamber music; stapled.
Edition Breitkopf. New
music (post-2000). Full
score. Composed
2019/2020. 12 pages.
Duration 7'. Breitkopf
and Haertel #EB 9383.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.EB-9383).
ISBN 9790004188538. 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.
I Won\\\\
