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Ludwig van Beethoven's Op. 18, published in 1801 by T. Mollo et Comp in Vienna in two books of three quartets each, [1] comprised his first six string quartets. They were composed between 1798 and 1800 to fulfill a commission for Prince Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz , who was the employer of Beethoven's friend, the violinist Karl Amenda.
The Helikopter-Streichquartett (English: Helicopter String Quartet) is one of Karlheinz Stockhausen's best-known pieces, and one of the most complex to perform. It involves a string quartet, four helicopters with pilots, as well as audio and video equipment and technicians. It was first performed and recorded in 1995.
String Quartet (1936) Music for an Aquatic Ballet (1938) 25 Ballets in 1 act for a solo dancer (1939) Ho to AA, for voice and piano (1939) America was promises, for voice and piano 4 hands (1940) Four songs of the moment, for piano (1940) Prelude to Flight, for piano? (1940) Spiritual, for piano (1940) Opening dance, for piano (1942)
In addition to speech, the piece includes recordings of train sounds, as well as of sirens and warning bells, and prerecorded multiple lines by the string quartet, thus effectively creating four quartets out of one, reflective of three Counterpoint pieces that preceded it: Vermont Counterpoint for multiple multitracked flutes, New York ...
Wang Jianzhong (Chinese: 王建中; 1933–2016) [1] was a Chinese composer, pianist, and educator. His works, many of them composed during the Cultural Revolution, bridge Chinese folk music and Western classical piano tradition and have made him a household name in his own country. [2]
String Quartet in E-flat minor, H 103 (1917 Polička), previously lost, reconstructed by Aleš Březina; String Quartet No. 1, H 117 (1918 Polička) String Quartet No. 2, H 150 (1925 Paris) String Quartet No. 3, H 183 (1929 Paris) String Quartet No. 4, H 256 (1937 Paris) String Quartet No. 5, H 268 (1938 Paris) String Quartet No. 6, H 312 (1946 ...
According to AllMusic, the Quartet avoids cultural imperialism or appropriation and, "Pieces of Africa teems with beguiling melodies, making it one of this quartet's more accessible projects and also one of its best." [1] A review in Gramophone argues that only Escalay and White Man Sleeps are successful compositions for string quartet. [2]
Ludwig van Beethoven composed his String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4, between 1798 and 1800 in Vienna and published in 1801. The Op. 18 collection is dedicated to Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz .