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NYC Music Services Strum - Montgomery - String Quartet/Quintet - Score/Parts
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- Composer/Author: MONTGOMERY, JESSIE
- Instrumentation: STRING QUARTET
- Model # NYCJM-STRUMSQ
Format: Score and Parts
Instrumentation: String Quartet or Quintet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, optional Double Bass)
"Strum is the culminating result of several versions of a string quintet I wrote in 2006. It was originally written for the Providence String Quartet and guests of Community MusicWorks Players, then arranged for string quartet in 2008 with several small revisions. In 2012 the piece underwent its final revisions with a rewrite of both the introduction and the ending for the Catalyst Quartet in a performance celebrating the 15th annual Sphinx Competition.
Originally conceived for the formation of a cello quintet, the voicing is often spread wide over the ensemble, giving the music an expansive quality of sound. Within Strum, I utilized texture motives, layers of rhythmic or harmonic ostinati that string together to form a bed of sound for melodies to weave in and out. The strumming pizzicato serves as a texture motive and the primary driving rhythmic underpinning of the piece. Drawing on American folk idioms and the spirit of dance and movement, the piece has a kind of narrative that begins with fleeting nostalgia and transforms into ecstatic celebration." - Jessie Montgomery
Duration: 8:00
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