BACH-SHARDS for string quartet (2001)

Prelude to Contrapunctus X from the Art of the Fugue Commissioned by the Brentano String Quartetas part of the “Art-of-the-Fugue Companion Pieces” project First performance: October 3, 2002Dartmouth CollegeBrentano String Quartet Duration: c. 4’ While composing BACH-SHARDS I found myself gravitating, intuitively and gradually, toward a dual goal. First, although the tension and dissonance inherent…
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