Name: Quartet No. 1 in A minor: III. Potomac by Mike Hsu String Quartet Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Mike Hsu
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Quartet No. 1 in A minor: III. Potomac
by Mike Hsu String Quartet - Digital Sheet Music

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Title Quartet No. 1 in A minor: III. Potomac

Artist Mike Hsu

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Mike Hsu

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 34

Arrangement String Quartet

Publisher Mike Hsu

Level 5

Product ID 1813871

Genre Rock Classical Chamber

Instruments Cello Viola Violin

Performance Group String Quartet

Product Description

I came up with the opening theme while visiting my uncle in Potomac in 1999, hence the title. In 2012, my wife and I visited Jackson Hole with our dog Haley, and while staying in a rustic cabin in a region known for its wildlife, a Native American-inspired theme came to mind, which ultimately became the theme for the Meno Mosso section. I eventually combined these two sections into a cohesive movement, incorporating a sustained driving bassline and rhythmic double-stop motifs recycled from the 1st movement my String Quintet in G. After feedback from fellow composers at a Cascadia Composers presentation, I added unpredictable (though intentional) meter changes to enhance the sense of urgency. The movement ends like an outro to a new-wave song (a la Alphaville's "Sounds Like a Melody").

The recording features Mike Hsu (violin 1), Daniel Shen (violin 2), Hai Nguyen (viola), and Shamin Gopinath (cello).

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