The Cabinet of Curiosities-The String Quartet in the USA after 1950

In this article, we survey the achievement of selected American composers in the genre of the string quartet from 1950 onward. We propose a qualitative assessment of this 'visible' repertory from the point of view of neutral yet passionate observers, positioned comfortably 'outside lo...

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Published inContemporary music review Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 341 - 352
Main Authors Grella-Możejko, Piotr, Ozipko, Jerry A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 01.08.2013
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Babbitt, Milton (1916-2011)
Brown, Earle (1926-2002)
Cage, John (1912-1992)
Carter, Elliott (1908-2012)
Coates, Gloria (1938-)
Composers
Crumb, George (1929-)
Culture
Dodecaphony
Erb, Donald (1927-2008)
Europe
Experiment
Feldman, Morton (1926-1987)
Indeterminacy
Johnson, Tom (1939-)
Johnston, Ben (1926-)
Lerdahl, Fred (1943-)
Music history
Musicians & conductors
Musicology
Niblock, Phill (1933-)
Qualitative research
Serialism
Shapey, Ralph (1921-2002)
String Quartet
Twelve-Tone Technique
USA
Vierk, Lois V. (1951-)
Wolfe, Julia (1958-)
Wolpe, Stefan (1902-1972)
Wuorinen, Charles (1938-)
United States > US
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Summary:In this article, we survey the achievement of selected American composers in the genre of the string quartet from 1950 onward. We propose a qualitative assessment of this 'visible' repertory from the point of view of neutral yet passionate observers, positioned comfortably 'outside looking in'. Then, in the closing section of the study, we focus our attention on the lesser-known, 'hidden' body of American quartets nonetheless of value.
ISSN:0749-4467
1477-2256
DOI:10.1080/07494467.2013.809238