Erland von Koch (1910-2009)

[Movement 4 from] Five Sketches for String Quartet

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Adagio, molto espressivo

  • Year of composition: 1956
  • Work category: String quartet
  • Dedication: To the 100 year jubilee of Konstnärsklubben on 11 Oct. 1956
  • First performed: 11 October 1956
  • Duration: 4 min

Location for score and part material

Svensk Musik (STIM), SMIC8568 (handwritten manuscript)

Description of work

Adagio, molto espressivo 4/4


Work comment

The work is a collaboration (like Les Vendredis, with St Petersburg composers around the publisher Belaieff) between the five composers Moses Pergament, Edvin Kallstenius, Sven-Erik Bäck, Erland von Koch and Lars-Erik Larsson.

von Koch's contribution constitutes of the fourth movement of the work 'Fem skisser för stråkkvartett' [Five sketches for string quartet].