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6 Moments musicaux, Op.44 (for String Quartet)
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Kurtág, winner of the 2006 Grawemeyer Award in music composition, began composition of this work, his fourth string quartet, in 1999, and completed it in 2005. In this suite of 6 movements Kurtág borrows music from other compositions, particularly from his lengthy
Játékok for piano.
6 Moments Musicaux was premiered in February of 2006 in Bordeaux, France, during a celebration of the composer's 80th birthday, performed by the Keller Quartet.
Details
Publisher: Editio Musica Budapest
Publisher Code: Z14512
Publication Date: 08/2008
Pages: 34
Length: 12.00 in.
Width: 9.00 in.
Series: EMB
Format: Performance Score