String Quartet No.1

by Christopher Hale Lawrence

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String Quartet No. I is a five-movement work inspired by my travels to Cappadocia, a region in central Turkey known for its unusual landscapes. In the summer of 2012 I attended a music festival located in Mustafapasha, a small village in the heart of Cappadocia. I was amazed by the dramatic alien-like landscapes carved out of the volcanic plateau by eons of erosion. Early human inhabitants carved dwellings out of the soft rock resembling giant termite mounds. Early Christians continued the prac…

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String Quartet No. I is a five-movement work inspired by my travels to Cappadocia, a region in central Turkey known for its unusual landscapes. In the summer of 2012 I attended a music festival located in Mustafapasha, a small village in the heart of Cappadocia. I was amazed by the dramatic alien-like landscapes carved out of the volcanic plateau by eons of erosion. Early human inhabitants carved dwellings out of the soft rock resembling giant termite mounds. Early Christians continued the practice of carving dwellings as well as churches out of the rocks. It is in this region of Turkey that the Christian Monastic movement was born. There is a combination of isolation and spirituality that permeates the landscape and it is this mood that I tried to capture in my string quartet.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2014

Thesis Information

  • Degree:D.M.A.
  • University:The University of Memphis
  • Advisor/Supervisor:K. Ince
  • Pages:34

Publication Statements

  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2014

Edition Identifiers

  • proquest:1728320027

Subjects

Communication and the arts eng Music PDF String quartet

Writers

Christopher Hale Lawrence K. Ince

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