String Quartet String Quartet - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.730217 Composed by James Nathaniel Holland. Contemporary,World. Score and parts. 93 pages. James Nathaniel Holland #59623. Published by James Nathaniel Holland (A0.730217). String Quartet No. 2 for 2 Violins, Viola and Cello in 4 Movements (Total Duration: 26 minutes) Music by James Nathaniel Holland. Composer website at: http://lacoronadelossantos.net/jamesnathanielholland.html YouTube presentation video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe7H9NXcTYg This intense 21st century string quartet transports the listener into four very different vignettes. The opening with begins with a driving rhythms, almost rock-like, representing a bloody duel. The second movement contrasts the first movement with a sweet, blissful melody accompanied with strumming pizzicatos. The third is broad and cinematic, a journey through the memories of a drowning sheik enticed by a mermaid. The final a joyful fugue based on African popular music. Movement 1 Allegro Agitato Pyrrhic Fight Dance 0:00 Movement 2 Tranquil 7:04 Blissful Awakening Movement 3 Moderato 13:40 Memories of a Drowning Sheik. Movement 4 Presto African Fugue An interesting addition to the professional concert of American new classical music.
