Quartet of Dances (Eatock, Colin)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
Composition Year 2004

Sheet Music

Scores and Parts

 Complete Score
#1049288 - 4.43MB, 60 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 0×⇩ - ColinEatock

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⇒ 4 more: Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Viola • Cello

 Violin 1
#1049289 - 1.11MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 0×⇩ - ColinEatock

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 Violin 2
#1049290 - 1.19MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 0×⇩ - ColinEatock

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 Viola
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 Cello
#1049292 - 1.03MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 0×⇩ - ColinEatock

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General Information

Work Title Quartet of Dances
Alternative. Title
Composer Eatock, Colin
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Agitato ( = 112)
  2. Ritmico ( = ca.96)
  3. Scherzando ( = ca.96)
  4. Energico ( = ca.140)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 2004
First Performance. 2010/02/07
Average DurationAvg. Duration 11 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello
Extra Information The composer writes: I thought of the title Quartet of Dances before I began to write this four-movement work for string quartet. Sometimes I find myself trying to think of a name for a composition after I've written it – but on this occasion it occurred to me that beginning with this title would take me in new compositional directions. And I believe it did. Usually, my starting-point for a composition is a melody. But there’s very little melody in the short movements of Quartet of Dances; rather, they are founded on rhythmic ideas. While there are no identifiable social dances to be heard – no waltzes, foxtrots or tangos – the rhythmic vitality of these pieces is intended to invoke the idea of dance in an abstract way. As well, there is a playfulness about the title – with its double-meaning – that led me to consider other issues. As a result, my Quartet of Dances comes with its own built-in little manifesto: There is too much seriousness in contemporary music. I claim no exemption from my own criticism, as some of my own works unabashedly strive for profundity and gravity. But in these dance movements, I have tried to inject some joie de vivre into new music.
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