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Official edition of "Movement for String Quartet" by Paul Dessau, published by Schott Music (Q22733), scored for 弦乐四重奏弦. Edition includes 5 parts, 20 pages.
- Composer
- Paul Dessau
- Publisher
- Schott Music
- Catalog No.
- Q22733
- Instrumentation
- 弦乐四重奏弦
- Specifications
- 5 parts · 20 pages (Score & Parts)
- Purchase Orders
- cdiyao@gmail.com (Email to Purchase)
Parts & Score Materials
| Part Name | Instrument | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| （全）总谱 | FullScore | 12 pages |
| 小提琴 1 | Violin | 2 pages |
| 小提琴 2 | Violin | 2 pages |
| 中提琴 | Viola | 2 pages |
| 大提琴 | Cello | 2 pages |
Work & Edition Details
Dessau’s String Quartet movement was written while he was also working on Brecht’s opera Puntila. After Brecht’s death in 1956 Dessau found himself looking for a new direction. On the one hand he was still working on music begun in collaboration with the poet, while on the other hand Dessau was trying to work towards a socially oriented musical aesthetic, which led him to compose songs for political purposes. Even this Quartet movement does not owe its inspiration purely to an artistic vision. In spite of its technical demands, the piece is intended to be comprehensible and could even be played by an amateur ensemble in its cleverly reduced form. Only discovered after the composer’s death, the Movement for String Quartet is published for the first time in this edition.
