Paul Wiancko (born 1983)
Nationality:
American
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Japanese
Born: 1983, San Clemente, California (age 42 or 43)
LIFT for String Quartet
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
2016 (age 33-34)
Commission: Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts
Premiere:
July 8, 2016. Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, NY. Aizuri Quartet
1 recording,
3 videos
8:48
Aizuri Quartet
(part 1 of 3)
9:59
Aizuri Quartet
(part 2 of 3)
7:54
Aizuri Quartet
(part 3 of 3)
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
- string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—ensemble or a work 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. Explore the string quartet | wiki