Nagy - FALL, LEAVES, FALL (2016)

FALL, LEAVES, FALL cavatina for string quartet (2016)

zvonimir nagy

NagyMusic Edition

INSTRUMENTATION Violin I Violin II Viola Cello

DURATION c. 8 min.

PROGRAM NOTE A cavatina for string quartet, Fall, Leaves, Fall (2016) resonates an inward sentiment suggested by hushed but expressive thematic writing and discrete harmonic language. Evocative in nature, the piece unfolds a series of episodes that build energy and forward movement, while at the same time preserving the intimate mood of melodic gestalt on its elegiac course. The fragile and delicate sense of continuity is contrasted by fragmentary trepidation, framing timeless moments of serene expectation. Fall, Leaves, Fall, was inspired by a poem by Emily BrontĂŤ that encapsulates the emotional struggle for a sense of belonging and the nostalgic acceptance of new cultures, places, realities ...

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Fall, Leaves, Fall Cavatina for String Quartet (2016) Fall, leaves, fall; die, owers, away;

I shall smile when wreaths of snow

Lengthen night and shorten day,

Blossom where the rose should grow;

Every leaf speaks bliss to me

I shall sing when night's decay

Fluttering from the autumn tree.

Ushers in a drearier day.

- Emily BrontĂŤ

Violin I

Violin II

Larghetto sostenuto ( = ca. 66)

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Zvonimir Nagy

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