American composer Elliott Carter's String Quartet No. 5 is a composition for string quartet. The work was composed between January and July 1995, as a commission for the Arditti Quartet by the city of Antwerp (in its year as City of Culture (1993)), by the Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik, by the Festival d'Automne à Paris, and by Lincoln Center, New York.[1] It was premiered by the Arditti Quartet (its dedicatee) in Antwerp at deSingel International Art Centre on September 19, 1995.[2]
There are twelve movements in all: six short contrasting even-numbered movements with an introductory movement and five interludes,[3] in which the players "discuss in different ways what has been played and what will be played".[2]
1. Introduction = 72
2. Giocoso = 96
3. Interlude I
4. Lento espressivo ( = 60)
5. Interlude II
6. Presto scorrevole
7. Interlude III
8. Allegro energico ( = 72)
9. Interlude IV
10. Adagio sereno ( = 48)
11. Interlude V = 96
12. Capriccioso = 60
Typical running time – 21'
The character and structure of the Fifth Quartet are determined by the repetition and development of a number of pitch and rhythmic groups described by Carter as "characters".[4] Pitch coherence is achieved by concentrating the material on three hierarchically prominent chords, which increase in importance as the quartet progresses. Two of these are tetrachords, the third a hexachord. In Carter's Harmony Book, the four-note chords are numbers 18 and 23, and the six-note chord is number 35.[5]
The quartet represents two simultaneous "creative processes". In performance, the musicians appear to be first trying out and rehearsing musical ideas (in the introduction and interludes), and then playing them (in the even-numbered movements). At the same time, the sketches show that this mirrors the composer's compositional process as he worked out small sections, not writing linearly from beginning to end, but by assembling small phrases together and polishing them.[1]
The strong characters of the Quartet's materials emerge as a result of the conflict and resolution of rhythmic articulation created during metric modulation. Through the concept of the "time screen", however, Carter creates a gravitational pull toward a central tempo of = 96, the "imperceptible heart beat" of the quartet, which generally remains hidden. Because a sense of tempo relies on a clearly established regular pulse, and Carter only creates such unambiguous passages during metric modulations, it is at those transitions where these rhythmic identities become clear.[6]
Discographyedit
Carter, Elliott. Chamber Music [String Quartet No. 5, 90+, Sonata for Cello and Piano, Figment, Duo for Violin and Piano, and Fragment for string quartet]. Ursula Oppens (piano); Arditti String Quartet. CD audio disc. Montaigne MO 782091. France: Auvidis, 1998.
Carter, Elliott. The Complete String Quartets 1–5. Pacifica Quartet. 3 CD audio discs. Naxos 8.503226 (18559362; 8559363; 8559614). Franklin, Tenn.: Naxos of America, 2010.
Carter, Elliott. The Complete String Quartets 1–5. Juilliard Quartet. 3 CD audio discs. Sony Classical, 2014.
Carter, Elliott. 2002. Harmony Book, edited by Nicholas Hopkins and John F. Link. New York: Carl Fischer. ISBN0-8258-4594-7 (cloth); ISBN0-8258-4690-0 (pbk.)
Kim, Yeon-Su. 2006. "Stylistic Analysis of Elliott Carter's String Quartet No. 5: Aspects of Character and Rhythm". DMA diss. Boston: Boston University. ISBN978-0-542-70457-4
Northcott, Bayan, 1998. Liner notes in booklet to Elliott Carter, Chamber Music. Ursula Oppens (piano); Arditti String Quartet. Montagne MO 782091. France: Auvidis.
Schiff, David. 1998. The Music of Elliott Carter, second edition. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN0-8014-3612-5.
Further readingedit
Kim, Helen Heran. 2001. "Elliott Carter's Fifth and Fourth String Quartets: An Analytical Study". DMA diss. New York: Juilliard School.
Schiff, David. 2001. "Carter, Elliott (Cook)". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers.
string, quartet, carter, american, composer, elliott, carter, string, quartet, composition, string, quartet, work, composed, between, january, july, 1995, commission, arditti, quartet, city, antwerp, year, city, culture, 1993, wittener, tage, für, neue, kammer. American composer Elliott Carter s String Quartet No 5 is a composition for string quartet The work was composed between January and July 1995 as a commission for the Arditti Quartet by the city of Antwerp in its year as City of Culture 1993 by the Wittener Tage fur neue Kammermusik by the Festival d Automne a Paris and by Lincoln Center New York 1 It was premiered by the Arditti Quartet its dedicatee in Antwerp at deSingel International Art Centre on September 19 1995 2 Contents 1 Form and content 2 Discography 3 References 4 Further readingForm and content editThere are twelve movements in all six short contrasting even numbered movements with an introductory movement and five interludes 3 in which the players discuss in different ways what has been played and what will be played 2 1 Introduction nbsp 72 2 Giocoso nbsp 96 3 Interlude I 4 Lento espressivo nbsp 60 5 Interlude II 6 Presto scorrevole 7 Interlude III 8 Allegro energico nbsp 72 9 Interlude IV 10 Adagio sereno nbsp 48 11 Interlude V nbsp 96 12 Capriccioso nbsp 60Typical running time 21 The character and structure of the Fifth Quartet are determined by the repetition and development of a number of pitch and rhythmic groups described by Carter as characters 4 Pitch coherence is achieved by concentrating the material on three hierarchically prominent chords which increase in importance as the quartet progresses Two of these are tetrachords the third a hexachord In Carter s Harmony Book the four note chords are numbers 18 and 23 and the six note chord is number 35 5 The quartet represents two simultaneous creative processes In performance the musicians appear to be first trying out and rehearsing musical ideas in the introduction and interludes and then playing them in the even numbered movements At the same time the sketches show that this mirrors the composer s compositional process as he worked out small sections not writing linearly from beginning to end but by assembling small phrases together and polishing them 1 The strong characters of the Quartet s materials emerge as a result of the conflict and resolution of rhythmic articulation created during metric modulation Through the concept of the time screen however Carter creates a gravitational pull toward a central tempo of nbsp 96 the imperceptible heart beat of the quartet which generally remains hidden Because a sense of tempo relies on a clearly established regular pulse and Carter only creates such unambiguous passages during metric modulations it is at those transitions where these rhythmic identities become clear 6 Discography editCarter Elliott Chamber Music String Quartet No 5 90 Sonata for Cello and Piano Figment Duo for Violin and Piano and Fragment for string quartet Ursula Oppens piano Arditti String Quartet CD audio disc Montaigne MO 782091 France Auvidis 1998 Carter Elliott The Complete String Quartets 1 5 Pacifica Quartet 3 CD audio discs Naxos 8 503226 18559362 8559363 8559614 Franklin Tenn Naxos of America 2010 Carter Elliott The Complete String Quartets 1 5 Juilliard Quartet 3 CD audio discs Sony Classical 2014 References edit a b Schiff 1998 92 a b Elliott Carter String Quartet No 5 Retrieved 23 November 2009 Northcott 1998 9 Kim 2006 13 Kim 2006 9 Kim 2006 90 91 109 111 Carter Elliott 2002 Harmony Book edited by Nicholas Hopkins and John F Link New York Carl Fischer ISBN 0 8258 4594 7 cloth ISBN 0 8258 4690 0 pbk Kim Yeon Su 2006 Stylistic Analysis of Elliott Carter s String Quartet No 5 Aspects of Character and Rhythm DMA diss Boston Boston University ISBN 978 0 542 70457 4 Northcott Bayan 1998 Liner notes in booklet to Elliott Carter Chamber Music Ursula Oppens piano Arditti String Quartet Montagne MO 782091 France Auvidis Schiff David 1998 The Music of Elliott Carter second edition Ithaca Cornell University Press ISBN 0 8014 3612 5 Further reading editKim Helen Heran 2001 Elliott Carter s Fifth and Fourth String Quartets An Analytical Study DMA diss New York Juilliard School Schiff David 2001 Carter Elliott Cook The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians second edition edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell London Macmillan Publishers Portal nbsp Classical Music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title String Quartet No 5 Carter amp oldid 1153665244, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
