Pomp (for string quartet) String Quartet - Digital Sheet Music
Pomp is inspired by the opening of the second movement of Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony (No. 4). The piece opens with a sense of spiritual solemnity, emerging from a cantus firmus in the cello. This material is gradually expanded and intensified, leading to a climactic arrival in C major. A lighter section follows, shifting from C major to a C pentatonic. A cadence introduces a brief contrapuntal passage, reminiscent of Renaissance vocal polyphony. The coda returns to a ceremonial calm, using sustained harmonies to frame a final statement of the original cantus firmus.
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- Score and Parts
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- Digital
- Level:
- Intermediate
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- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 18
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SKU: A0.1876495
By Angelos Angelides. Composed by Angelos Angelides. Arranged by Angelos Angelides. This edition: pdf. Classical. 18 pages. Angelos Angelides #1435491. Published by Angelos Angelides (A0.1876495).Pomp is inspired by the opening of the second movement of Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony (No. 4). The piece opens with a sense of spiritual solemnity, emerging from a cantus firmus in the cello. This material is gradually expanded and intensified, leading to a climactic arrival in C major. A lighter section follows, shifting from C major to a C pentatonic. A cadence introduces a brief contrapuntal passage, reminiscent of Renaissance vocal polyphony. The coda returns to a ceremonial calm, using sustained harmonies to frame a final statement of the original cantus firmus.
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