Product Description
The Soprano concerto is a modern composition based
on traditional styles and can be played by quartets of all standards. The faster movements work equally well at the
stated tempos or at slower or faster tempos as desired.
There are 5 movements plus an introduction. The first 3 movements should be segue
including the introduction. There should
be a comfortable break between the 3rd/4th and the 4th/5th
movement.
Introduction
Adagio
The dynamics should be exaggerated in the lower 3 parts giving large
crescendos and diminuendos. Segue.
Movement I Allegro
Set by the soprano, care should be taken note to take the tempo too fast as
it gets a little trickier later on. The
soprano cadenza can be ad-libbed and played at any tempo. The lower instruments should come off the
dotted minim in strict time in bar 81. Segue.
Movement II - Andante
While it is segue, take care not too rush into this
movement. The lower parts should be
played gently to avoid overpowering the soprano lead. Make the most of the accents. Segue.
Movement III
Allegretto
This movement should be played lightly in the accompaniment,
particularly in the slightly comical middle section.
Movement IV Lento
The quieter it is played, the more effective this movement
sounds. Allow the soprano to play as
quietly as possible but the soprano should become animated in bar 235 before
dying back down. The lower instruments
can come out in the section at bar 241 (with the lead on tenor) but must die
down completely at to the end of the movement.
Movement V Allegro
Take care not to allow the accompaniment to overpower
the soprano and try to avoid any accelerando for the last 9 bars.
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