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String Quartet No. 2 (Kernis)

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that originally was an entirely separate movement. While working on the first movement, I decided that the relaxation that I needed between those A sections was one of the smaller movements I'd already conceived. So I took one and squashed it in. That's one way that a piece can become significantly
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My new string quartet started off because I wanted to deal with baroque dance
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Aaron Jay Kernis : String Quartet No. 2, 'musica instrumentalis'
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of the opening medley. Stuck in the middle of these two A's is a
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The piece was premiered by the Lark Quartet in January 1998 at
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string quartet
Aaron Jay Kernis
renaissance
baroque dances
Lark Quartet
Pulitzer Prize
George Gershwin
forms
rhythms
musical ideas
movements
medley
development
minuet and trio
Merkin Concert Hall
Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center
Schubert Club
Chamber Music America
Linda Hoeschler


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Aaron Jay Kernis : String Quartet No. 2, 'musica instrumentalis'

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