Eight Lines (for 2 string quartets)
(for 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos)
Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1979 (age 42-43)
Revised:
1983 (age 46-47)
Note: Originally scored for string quartet, 2 pianos and 2 woodwinds.
2 recordings,
2 videos
18:21
Ransom Wilson, et. al.
17:37
Bang on a Can
Related Composers
Luciano Berio (1925-2003)
Teacher
Nationality:
Italian
Born: October 24, 1925, Oneglia Died: May 27, 2003, Rome (age 77)
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
- octet, octett [G], octuor [F]—an ensemble (work) of (for) 8 instruments
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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.
Explore the string quartet.