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Sardinian Songbook String Quartet - Sheet Music

I fell in love with the remarkable singing of the Tenores di Bitti on hearing their recordings as a student. Their uniquely intense vocal timbre, their harmony, which seemed pure and rough at once, and the sense that this music was, at root, not so much about performance as simply being together in the world, in a community of spirit. At the time, I had no intention of using this music to my own creative ends, but now, here we are: Sardinian Songbook is the second in a cycle of works for the Ligeti Quartet, all based on transcriptions of music from different throat-singing traditions. Like string quartets, the tenores usually sing in groups of four voices, but being free from instruments they stand very close together enabling the resonances of their voices to blend and interact in a special way. The quartet, of course, can only sit so close before their bows clash, so I have chosen instead to reflect this physical closeness inversely, by getting the players to stand increasingly far from one another as the piece progresses. In so doing, the initial state of sonic blend gives way to hocketing lines, opening up the sense of space.Christian Mason, 2019World premiere: Sheffield/UK, Firth Hall, April 14, 2018Commissioned by Ligeti Quartet

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Instrument:
Cello Viola Violin
Ensembles:
String Quartet
Genres:
Classical
Publishers:
Breitkopf and Haertel
ISBN:
9790004185711
Format:
Set of Parts Collection / Songbook
Item types:
Physical
Usages:
School and Community
Number of Pages:
54
Size:
9 x 12 inches
Shipping Weight:
0.68 pounds

String Quartet

SKU: BR.EB-9271

Composed by Christian Mason. This edition: Folder. Chamber music; Folder. Edition Breitkopf. World premiere: Sheffield/UK, Firth Hall, April 14, 2018. Commissioned by Ligeti Quartet. New music (post-2000). Set of parts. Composed 2018. 54 pages. Duration 21:00. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 9271. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-9271).

ISBN 9790004185711. 9 x 12 inches.

I fell in love with the remarkable singing of the Tenores di Bitti on hearing their recordings as a student. Their uniquely intense vocal timbre, their harmony, which seemed pure and rough at once, and the sense that this music was, at root, not so much about performance as simply being together in the world, in a community of spirit. At the time, I had no intention of using this music to my own creative ends, but now, here we are: Sardinian Songbook is the second in a cycle of works for the Ligeti Quartet, all based on transcriptions of music from different throat-singing traditions. Like string quartets, the tenores usually sing in groups of four voices, but being free from instruments they stand very close together enabling the resonances of their voices to blend and interact in a special way. The quartet, of course, can only sit so close before their bows clash, so I have chosen instead to reflect this physical closeness inversely, by getting the players to stand increasingly far from one another as the piece progresses. In so doing, the initial state of sonic blend gives way to hocketing lines, opening up the sense of space.

Christian Mason, 2019

World premiere: Sheffield/UK, Firth Hall, April 14, 2018
Commissioned by Ligeti Quartet.

Instrument:
Strings Cello Strings Viola Strings Violin
Ensemble:
String Quartet
Publisher:
Breitkopf and Haertel