String Quartet (Berg)
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The String Quartet, Op. 3, by Alban Berg was composed in 1910.
In two movements (Langsam and Mäßige viertel), the work is more freely atonal than the sonata. It is highly contrapuntal in texture. The first movement is in sonata form, with a main theme based on the whole-tone scale. The second movement uses a modified version of the same theme in a rondo form.
Along with the composer's Piano Sonata, it received its premiere on 24 April 1911[1][2] at the Vienna Musikverein, although it was not published until 1920.[3]
References
- ↑ "Almanacco 24 April 1911" (in Italian). AmadeusOnline. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ↑ "Alban Berg". Classical Composers Database. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ↑ "Alban Berg - Streichquartett op. 3". Universal Edition. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
External links
- Strinq Quartet, Op. 3 by Alban Berg: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- String quartet Op. 3 at Answers.com Accessed 27 May 2006.
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