String Quartet No 3: In Time
by Anthony Ritchie, for string quartet, Opus 221
This work is in five movements and is designed for professional players.
- YEAR: 2023
- DURATION: 22 minutes
- COMMISSIONED BY: The Jade String Quartet
- LEVEL: 4 | Challenging for professional musicians
The work is a meditation on the passing of time, and explores the temporal nature of our existence; at the same time, it celebrates the joy of creating and performing music in time with each other.
1. First Dance
2. Heartbeat
3. Perpetual Motion
4. Funeral March
5. Last Dance