VIBRAPHONE AND STRING QUARTET, MUSIC FOR VIBRAPHONE AND STRINGS
V5 - QUINTET FOR VIBRAPHONE AND STRING QUARTET
for vibraphone and string quartet
Duration:
17 minutes
Instrumentation:
vibraphone and string quartet
(2 violins, viola and cello)
Year Composed:
1995
Premiere Performance:
7 July, 1996
Jerusalem, Israel
Oron Schwartz, vibraphone
Michael Kominar and Noam Shos, violin
Gadi Abbadi, viola
Maya Blumenthal, cello
Program Notes:
The sound of Vibraphone combined with the string quartet is not very common. The mellow strings meet the vibraphone to create a cloudy, hunting atmosphere. The quintet is in five movements made out of two main themes that wear different look for each movement. For most of the time, the piece is dreamy and cloudy. Yet, as in the second and fourth movements, it also has an energetic and humorous side.
V5 - QUINTET FOR VIBRAPHONE AND STRING QUARTET
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