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String Quartet no. 1: I. Aggresive

from Op. 1 by Ben Shaw

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This piece was written between August of 2016 and early July of 2017. Composed mostly using pitch set theory, the variety of melodies and harmonies all stem from these single threads and help give the movements a cohesive sound and a quasi-tonal quality. When writing this piece, I envisioned it as a sort of ballet where the melodies and counterpoint weave around each other in a tight dance in which themes are constantly traded and explored throughout the ensemble, blurring the lines of where each voice ends and the next begins. Each movement progresses an expressive narrative that careens at blazing speeds, laments in anguish, and finally culminates in an almost primal fury.

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from Op. 1, released December 10, 2021
Violin I: Marissa Licatta
Violin II: Asuka Usui
Viola: Jason Fisher
Cello: Javier Caballero

Recorded at The Bridge Sound & Stage by Alex Allison

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