Original string quartet and orchestra versions for versatile performance options
Inspired by Haydn's Op 77 No 2, blending classical form with contemporary style
Structured as a minuet and trio, offering a recognizable yet expanded form
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Composed by a contemporary composer, suitable for modern ensembles
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for string quartet, 2011 (also adapted for string orchestra, 2014) 11'
First performed by the Brentano Quartet at Princeton University, April 2011 String orchestra version commissioned by A Far Cry, July 2014
Entr’acte was written in 2011 after hearing the Brentano Quartet play Haydn’s Op. 77 No. 2 — with their spare and soulful shift to
Form
Minuet and trio
Instrumentation
String quartet and string orchestra
Length
11 minutes
First performance
April 2011 (Brentano Quartet, Princeton University)
Adaptation
2014 (string orchestra, commissioned by A Far Cry)
