Erwin Schulhoff
Fünf Stücke für Streichquartett
Duration: 14'
Bearbeitet von: Peter Vigh
Instrumentation details:
soprano saxophone in Bb
alto saxophone in Eb
tenor saxophone in Bb
baritone saxophone in Eb
Fünf Stücke für Streichquartett
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Erwin Schulhoff
Altsaxophon in Es (Fünf Stücke für Streichquartett )
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Type: Stimme
Erwin Schulhoff
Baritonsaxophon in Es (Fünf Stücke für Streichquartett )
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Type: Stimme
Erwin Schulhoff
Fünf Stücke für Streichquartett
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Type: Dirigierpartitur
Erwin Schulhoff
Sopransaxophon in B (Fünf Stücke für Streichquartett )
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Type: Stimme
Erwin Schulhoff
Tenorsaxophon in B (Fünf Stücke für Streichquartett )
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Type: Stimme
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Work introduction
The Five Pieces for String Quartet from 1923, dedicated to Schulhoff's colleague and fellow jazz lover Darius Milhaud, reflect his musical voyage. The tempo of each movement refers to a particular dance rhythm or character. Although this creates formal similarities with Baroque dance suites, Schulhoff included some more unusual elements - for example, the opening Viennese waltz sounds in duple rather than triple time. The second movement is a much more layered affair than the simple serenade the title would have one expect. Schulhoff evokes memories of his motherland during the third movement, possibly because he re-settled in his home city Prague in 1923, after a few years in Germany. The pentaptych continues with a melancholy milonga (a kind of tango) and ends with a fiery tarantella.
A recording of this arrangement can be found on the CD In search of Freedom of the Berlage Saxophone Quartet.