Schott — String Quartet No 1 'Aloysius'

This quartet is in five movements. I wrote the penultimate movement first. It is a personal reflection on William Byrds setting of the fifth century hymn 'Christe, qui lux es et dies'. That ancient melody is a prayer for Light within the darkness of the night. The falling and rising contours within it became integral to my work on the quartet as a whole, as did the mental image of the setting and rising of the sun.

String Quartet No.1 'Aloysius' was co-commissioned by Alois Lageder and Aldeburgh Festival, and is dedicated to the Lageder family.

Product details

• Format / Medium: Softcover
• Voicing: Score & Parts
• Format: Score and Parts
• Series: String Ensemble
• Pages: 82
• Dimensions: 11.0 × 9.2 × 0.3 in
• Weight: 12 oz

Schott — historic German music publisher since 1770, home of Hindemith and Carl Orff.

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