String Quartet No. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country. Naxos Javascript not enabled. Work Title String Quartet No.
Quasi prologus Langsam, nicht schleppend, frei im Vortrag II. Lebhaft III. Andante IV. Allegro giocoso V. The cello is then used to segue seamlessly into the fourth movement. Now in the uneasy key of C minor, the opening of three rapid notes become a central theme of the movement. Between these aggressive bursts, the low drone of the cello lays the foundation for the bold and beautiful tutti sections. Together, all of the instruments move as one unit, which is very powerful at this point, when they have been in polyphony for most of the quartet thus far.
The final movement of this dramatic quartet highlights the ubiquitous DSCH motif, leaving a big question mark over the dramatic over-usage of self-quotations throughout. Starting quietly and softly building, a fugue is created.
This highlights the apparent changes between the contrapuntal and block harmony sections. The use of the DSCH motif gives Shostakovich four potential tonal systems, which can only be properly utilised when the parts are employed into counterpoint. This technique creates the frustratingly beautiful musical ambiguity throughout. Although twaught with chromatic dissonances, the underlying tonality of this movement stays true to C minor.
After the final climax, the work ends on a C minor chord that slowly dies away. To suggest that the Eighth Quartet is autobiographical in some way is fair. The consistent repetition of the DSCH motif creates a highly personal quartet for Shostakovich as he and his emotions and state of mind are woven into the fabric of this highly-strung work.
Perhaps the senseless destruction the composer saw whilst in Dresden spurred him to compose this work. Perhaps his suicidal state of mind at the time of his trip added to the franticness and solemn atmospheres created so boldly in this quartet. This music has been composed with a sense of tragic human agony, and the torment that made Shostakovich compose this work could have come from many different aspects of his life.
This is perhaps why the Eighth String Quartet is — and still is — a twentieth century masterpiece. Image Source. You've Selected:. Sheetmusic to print. Arranged by PianoSheetNow. Sheet Music Single, Tablature. Published by PianoSheetNow. For Guitar solo. With Guitar tablature. Early Intermediate to Intermediate, 'min. Pages: Five 5 pages.
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