Ainsi La Nuit -Quatuor Strings
by Henri Dutilleux
String Quartet - Sheet Music

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SKU: BT.ALHE33293

Composed by Henri Dutilleux. Classical. Set of Parts. 50 pages. Heugel & Cie #ALHE33293. Published by Heugel & Cie (BT.ALHE33293).

French.

Composed between 1973 and 1976, Ainsi la nuit for string quartet is one of the most important works of its genre, by Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013), a French composer. Commissioned by the Koussevitzky Foundation for the JuilliardQuartet, Ainsi 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 singlehexachords, it also uses the octatonic mode and focuses on harmonies, contrasts and oppositions of register. This publication includes the four string parts. Study score can be purchased separately.