Work
Prismatic Variations : eight miniatures for string quartet
by Mark Grandison (2016)
Also known as: Points of departure
Score
Prismatic Variations : eight miniatures for string quartet / Mark Grandison.
Library shelf no. 785.714/GRA 5 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
Models for secondary students demonstrating a range of forms and techniques, and exclusively employing modes diatonically. All within the HSC standard range of two to three minutes.
Work Details
Year: 2016
Instrumentation: 2 violins viola, cello.
Duration: 22 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: 1. Snap, crackle and stop (3 min.) -- 2. Midnight saunter (2 min., 40 sec.) -- 3. Cantilena in white (2 min., 20 sec.) -- 4. Osmosis (3 min.) -- 5. Parenthesis (2 min., 30 sec.) -- 6. Contretemps (3 min.) -- 7. Twilight musings (2 min., 30 sec.) -- 8. Dawn run (3 min.).
Written for: Acacia Quartet
Revised January 2018.
Performances of this work
2016: Performance Theatre, Kambala School, Sydney. Featuring Acacia Quartet.
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