String Quartet (Berg)
The String Quartet, Op. 3, by Alban Berg was composed in 1910. It was not published until 1920.[1]
The two-movement
Webern.[2][3][4] It was probably the first extended composition consistently based on symmetrical pitch relations.[5]
Along with the composer's Piano Sonata, it received its premiere on 24 April 1911[6][7] at the Vienna Musikverein.
References
- ^ "Alban Berg – Streichquartett op. 3". Universal Edition. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-521-33884-4.
- ISBN 978-0-521-00042-0.
- ISBN 978-0-521-39976-0.
- ISBN 978-0-520-06991-6.
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "24 April 1911, Musikverein". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- ^ "Alban Berg". Classical Composers Database. 27 June 2005. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
External links
- String Quartet, Op. 3 by Alban Berg: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- String quartet Op. 3, Answers.com. Accessed 27 May 2006.
- Animated score on YouTube, New Zealand String Quartet, 2004