Work
Interwoven : String Quartet No. 1
by Elizabeth Younan (2019)
Also known as: String Quartet No. 1
Score
Interwoven : String Quartet No. 1 / Elizabeth Younan.
Library shelf no. 785.714/YOU 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
The title Interwoven reflects the music's compact architecture. Tightly structured polyphony is the core of the work, with chromatic lines continuously overlapping and evolving to create a cohesive and organic structure.
Movements are to be played with little breaks in between.
Work Details
Year: 2019
Instrumentation: 2 violins, viola, cello.
Duration: 17 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Dedication note: Dedicated to Cathy Brown-Watt, Goldner String Quartet
Commission note: Commissioned by Cathy Brown-Watt for performance by Musica Viva Society of Australia.
First performance: by Goldner String Quartet — 29 Mar 17. Musica Viva Sydney Coffee Concert, Independent Theatre, Sydney
Composed between 2016 and 2019.
Revised August 2019.
First movement composed for the Sydney Conservatorium of Music 'Composing Women' program. 2nd & 3rd movements commissioned for Musica Viva Australia by Catherine Brown-Watt.
Videos
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Performances of this work
28 Sep 24: Old Ceramic Hall, Hume Conservatorium of Music, Goulburn/Gundungurra and Ngunawal Land. Featuring Amiti String Quartet.
11 Dec 19: Field Concert Hall, The Curtis Institute of Music, Pennsylvania, USA.. Featuring Emma Carina Meinrenken, Kathryn Epperson, Jiyeon Kim, Emily Shehi.
23 Nov 18: Huntington Estate Music Festival, Mudgee, NSW . Featuring Orava Quartet.
29 Mar 17: Musica Viva Sydney Coffee Concert, Independent Theatre, Sydney. Featuring Goldner String Quartet.
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