SKU: HL.1336643
Full Score. Composed by George Walker. LKM Music. Softcover. 5 pages. Duration 420 seconds. Lauren Keiser Music Publishing #S077057. Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing (HL.1336643). ISBN 9798888529478. UPC: 196288187974. 9.0x12.0x0.057 inches.
Lyric for Strings was composed in 1946 and was originally the second movement of my first string quartet. After a brief introduction, the principal theme that permeates the entire work is introduced by the first violins. A static interlude is followed by successive imitations of the theme that lead to an intense climax. The final section of the work presents a somewhat more animated statement of the same thematic material. The coda recalls the quiet interlude that appeared earlier. - George Walker.