Ulf Grahn (1942-)

String quartet no 2

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  • Year of composition: 1979
  • Work category: String quartet
  • Dedication: To The National Symphony String Quartet
  • First performed: Commissioned by The National Symphony String Quartet / Miron Koijan
    Premiered Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. on November 16, 1979 National Symphony String Quartet (Miron Kijan, Virginia Harpham violin; Richard Parnas, viola; John Martin, cello)
  • Duration: 13 min

Instrumentation

violin, violin, viola, cello

Location for score and part material

www.svenskmusik.org

Description of work

A string Quartet in one movement in a sort of aba form. It's traditionally notated as opposed to no. 1 (1969) which is more of a graphic score with specific rules for the interpretation

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Work comment

This was a commission from the National Symphony String Quartet through their first violinist Miron Kojan.

I started one which I then abandoned since it didn't mach the idea in my head. The vision Read more