String quintet (2vln, 2vla, vc) - Moderately Difficult SKU: OU.9780193356726
Composed by Martin Butler. Score. 28 pages. Duration 11'. Oxford University Press #9780193356726. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193356726). ISBN 9780193356726. 12 x 8 inches.
For string quintet Sentinels is really a long, unrelenting march whose pulse never slackens or quickens, and in which slightly quirky military-style gestures are almost always present. Butler imagined four standing players to be acting as sentries, standing guard, keeping watch over the seated cellist.
