Contemporary String Quartet Compositions

Contemporary String Quartet Compositions

The string quartet is a renowned medium and genre of music that has existed ever since the Baroque era (1600s). In its more than 400 years of existence, the string quartet has developed a lot along with the different styles of composers and eras. The contemporary era of music, in specific, has been incredibly interesting in the evolution of the string quartet. In this performance-based project, I have composed a series of 5 short (~2 minutes or less) pieces for the string quartet inspired by contemporary composers and their techniques from the 20th and 21st centuries such as Bartok, Stravinsky, Reich, Glass, etc.