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Black Angels: 13 Images from the Dark Land (Images I) for String Quartet
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 5:38 | I. | Departure | |
| 5:27 | II. | Absence | |
| 7:30 | III. | Return |
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1970 (age 40-41)
Note: For "electric" string quartet
4 recordings,
8 videos
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21:43
Ensemble Intercontemporain
5:38
Kronos Quartet
I.
Departure
5:27
Kronos Quartet
II.
Absence
7:30
Kronos Quartet
III.
Return
27:59
Filarmonica Quartet
7:36
Arsis4
(part 1 of 3)
6:25
Arsis4
(part 2)
9:23
Arsis4
(part 3)
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glossary
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- quartet, quatuor [F], quartett [G], quartetto [I], cuarteto [S]—ensemble or work for four players the most important examples being the string quartet and the piano quartet
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string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S]—an ensemble as well as music written for that ensemble comprising 2 violins, viola and cello. This is one of the essential genres / forms / ensembles of chamber music and arguably a critical "core" of "classical" music.
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