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Boids again by Misato Mochizuki String Quartet - Sheet Music

By Misato Mochizuki

Two years ago in Rome, I encountered a murmuration of starlings and I was amazed with its overwhelming beauty, changing shape as it moved. Moving of a fish school that you can watch in an aquarium, has the same beauty and the energy. According to the scientists, their fine movement in a flock is based on the following three simple rules: - steer to avoid crowding local flockmates - steer towards the average heading of local flockmates - steer to move towards the average position (center of mass) of local flockmates The word "Boids" refers to bird-like objects (bird-oids), representing the beauty of their movements in a flock which is a result of balancing out with each other, following the principle of least effort. I wonder if these rules can be applied to the way a string quartet is shaped. "Boids again" has been written as a sequel to the piece "Boids" (2017), a 4 minute study for string quartet in the frame of the Kronos Quartet's educational project "50 for the Future." (Misato Mochizuki)World premiere: Osaka, International Chamber Music Competition, February 12, 2021 Commissioned by Osaka International Chamber Music Competition and Festa Commission

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Instrument:
Cello Viola Violin
Ensembles:
String Quartet
Genres:
20th Century
Composers:
Misato Mochizuki
Publishers:
Breitkopf and Haertel
Series:
Women Composers and Arrangers
ISBN:
9790004188545
Format:
Set of Parts
Item types:
Physical
Artist:
Misato Mochizuki
Usages:
School and Community
Number of Pages:
36
Size:
9 x 12 inches
Shipping Weight:
0.44 pounds

String Quartet (2vl,va,vc)

SKU: BR.EB-9384

Composed by Misato Mochizuki. Chamber music; stapled. Edition Breitkopf. New music (post-2000). Set of parts. Composed 2019/2020. 36 pages. Duration 7:00. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 9384. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-9384).

ISBN 9790004188545. 9 x 12 inches.

Two years ago in Rome, I encountered a murmuration of starlings and I was amazed with its overwhelming beauty, changing shape as it moved. Moving of a fish school that you can watch in an aquarium, has the same beauty and the energy. According to the scientists, their fine movement in a flock is based on the following three simple rules: - steer to avoid crowding local flockmates - steer towards the average heading of local flockmates - steer to move towards the average position (center of mass) of local flockmates The word "Boids" refers to bird-like objects (bird-oids), representing the beauty of their movements in a flock which is a result of balancing out with each other, following the principle of least effort. I wonder if these rules can be applied to the way a string quartet is shaped. "Boids again" has been written as a sequel to the piece "Boids" (2017), a 4 minute study for string quartet in the frame of the Kronos Quartet's educational project "50 for the Future." (Misato Mochizuki)

World premiere: Osaka, International Chamber Music Competition, February 12, 2021 Commissioned by Osaka International Chamber Music Competition and Festa Commission.

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Series:
Women Composers and Arrangers
Instrument:
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Artists:
Misato Mochizuki
Ensemble:
String Quartet
Publisher:
Breitkopf and Haertel