String Quartet
SKU:
BT.ALHE32609
Composed
by Henri Dutilleux.
Classical. Score Only.
Heugel & Cie #ALHE32609.
Published by Heugel & Cie
(BT.ALHE32609).
French.
Compo
sed between 1973 and
1976, Ainsi
La Nuit for
a String Quartet is one
of the most important
works of its genre,
byHenri
Dutilleux
(1916-2013), a French
composer.
This
scoreof Ains
i La
Nuit is the
conductor's score, with
the four instruments
altogether. The score for
each individual
instrument can be bought
separately.
Commissioned by the
KoussevitzkyFoundation
for the Juilliard
Quartet, Ain
si La
Nuit is
based on a series of
studies, lasts 18 minutes
and is divided into 7
sections:
1. Nocturne
2. Miroir d'espace
3.Litanies
4.
Litanies II
5.
Constellations
6.
Nocturne II
7.
Temps suspendu
Built on single
hexachords, it also use
the octatonic mode and
focus on harmonies,
contrasts and oppositions
ofregister.
Henri Dès
