String quartet (2 violins, viola, cello) - Moderately Difficult to Difficult SKU: OU.9780193412354
Composed by Michael Berkeley. String Quartets. Set of parts. 48 pages. Duration 18'. Oxford University Press #9780193412354. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193412354). ISBN 9780193412354. 12 x 8 inches.
Berkeley's second string quartet uses a free, random presentation of thematic material. There is a sharp contrast between the tight and rhythmic central section and the final passage which dispenses with barlines altogether, providing a fascinating journey through interrelated and continuous sections.