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String Quartet no. 8
Instrumentation:
Eb Trumpet (1)
Bb Trumpet (2)
Euphonium / Trombone (3)
Tuba (1)
Duration:
ca. 7' 55"
Released:
World Premier by Adams Hollis & The Georgia State University Brass Septet | May 2, 2025
Program Notes
String Quartet no. 8 took three days to compose. After composing the score for the film “Five Days - Five Nights” which takes a brutal peek behind the curtain of the events of WWII, Shostakovich was heavy of heart, and spent July 12, 13, & 14 of 1960 to compose the quartet. DSCH Publishing says, “Viewing the frames telling about the tragic events of the middle of the century, visiting the monstrous death camps - all this caused the composer, according to him, deeply personal experiences and served as an impetus for the creation of the quartet, which Shostakovich dedicated to ‘the memory of the victims of fascism and war’”
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This arrangement shares the same dedication.
This piece includes the following movements:
II - Allegro Molto
III - Allegretto
Score & Recording
Performer Biography
Adams Hollis | Eb Trumpet
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