Michael Nyman String Quartet No. 2 (1988)

Michael Nyman
String Quartet No. 2 (1988)
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Balanescu Quartet
Alexander Balanescu, violin I
Jonathan Carney, violin II
Kate Musker, viola
Anthony Hinnigan, cello
Painting: Lucian Freud, Man with a Thistle (Self-Portrait), 1946
String Quartet No. 2 (1988) was commissioned for a dance work called Miniatures, choreographed and performed by Shobana Jeyasingh, who dictated the rhythmic structure of the piece, based on the South Indian Bharata Natyam tradition. Melodically and harmonically, it is Western classical music, while structurally it is Karnatak music. The Balanescu Quartet performed this work with the original dance as well as adding it to their concert repertoire. Miniatures was renamed Configurations when Jeyasingh added two additional dancers to the choreography.
Each of the six movements are in different rhythms: the first movement is 4-beat, the second 5-beat, the third 6-beat, the fourth 7-beat, and the fifth, 9-beat (2+3+2+2). The sixth and final movement is in multiple cycles of the preceding beat patterns.
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[@svetlanavr1275]

Brilliant!

[@Carlythedogoo20]

I ~ 0:00 - 7:57
II ~ 8:00 - 14:29
III ~ 14:32 - 18:35
IIII ~ 18:38 - 21:29
(maybe accurate, idk)

[@frederickletterblair]

Very lovely, thanks for sharing.

[@MrVektriol]

Thank you very much for expressing your appreciation.

[@DiegoDellEra]

beautiful! thank you!