String Quartet No. 1 (violin 2 part - two vlns, vla, cel)
by Mark O'Connor
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Composed by Mark O'Connor. 20th Century,Contemporary,Folk. Score and parts. 27 pages. Mark O'Connor Musik International #6201681. Published by Mark O'Connor Musik International (A0.861779).

String Quartet No. 1 (a.k.a. "Quartet") MO129C

Adapted for string quartet (two violins, viola and cello) by Mark O’Connor

Violin 2 Part (score and parts available)

Music by Mark O’Connor

23 pages - 31:00 minutes in length


Movement I (6:40)

Movement II (8:21)

Movement III (7:51)

Movement IV (7:17)


Quartet adapted for two violins, viola and cello in four movements, was commissioned by the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival in 1990 and was premiered in August of that year. This piece represents Mark O’Connor’s first work in a classical genre. The original instrumentation called for an unorthodox combination, omitting the usual second violin part and adding bass, to highlight the contrast between his fiddling style and the classical style of the other players. Upon his adapting of the score, O’Connor discovered that in many situations, execution was much more successful with the standard string quartet configuration. The "Quartet" was released on the Warner Bros. recording, "The Fiddle Concerto". O’Connor, Daniel Phillips, Carter Brey and Edgar Meyer were the original cast who helped usher in the new O’Connor music style which helped pave the way for many more pieces to come. In this four-movement work, O’Connor offers a multitude of insights into ways in which traditional fiddling and the classical string writing of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries resemble each other. The music is suited for advanced and intermediate levels.

 

Original music printed from the composer’s manuscripts.

Music editing, copying and engraving by Mark O’Connor

using "Finale" on Apple Macintosh 1989

 

Composed By Mark O’Connor

String Quartet No. 1 (Quartet) can be heard on "The Fiddle Concerto" Warner Bros. Records

Mark O’Connor - violin; Ida Kavafian – violin; Paul Neubauer – viola; Matt Haimovitz - cello


Catalogue Number MO129C

Copyright © 1989 by Mark O’Connor Music International


For more information on violinist and composer Mark O'Connor, O’Connor String Camps, Touring Ensembles, Discography, Bio, Repertoire and more, please visit

www.markoconnor.com

 

For information on the "O’Connor Method" – instructional book series for violin, viola, cello and school string orchestra programs:

www.oconnormethod.com

  

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