Whisper (2004) by Nicolas Scherzinger Duration: 10 minutes for string quartet LISTEN Above live performance is by the Cassatt String Quartet. click here to go back to LIST OF WORKS page MUSIC (SCORE and PARTS) - download a PDF copy Click here (Full Score) to download a copy of the published score. Click the links below to download each part (4 parts in total): Click here (Violin 1 Part) to download a copy of the Violin 1 Part in PDF format. Click here (Violin 2 Part) to download a copy of the Violin 2 Part in PDF format. Click here (Viola Part) to download a copy of the Viola Part in PDF format. Click here (Cello Part) to download a copy of the Cello Part in PDF format.
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MUSIC (SCORE and PARTS) - order a hardcopy To order a hard copy of the music, please contact Nicolas Scherzinger directly (email below). A paypal option to order hard copies of music will be available soon (2012). Send an email to Nicolas Scherzinger directly, with
the title of the piece you would like to order. NOTE: whether you download a copy of the score,
or order a hardcopy, if you decide to perform the piece in public, please
let me know about it via email, or even send me a program. click here to go back to LIST OF WORKS page PROGRAM NOTE I began working on Whisper in the fall
of 2004 and my initial intent was to create a piece that was quiet and
very intimate throughout, in other words, a "whisper" of a
piece. As I began working on the music and as I began considering the
different ways in which we whisper and it became clear to me that a
"whisper" can have a variety of nuance and intensity, and
this became the focus of my work. I have long admired the drive and
energy that the “string quartet” can create. Thus, although
this is a quiet piece, it is also very intense throughout. It is my
hope that, just as one might struggle or strain to hear the specific
details of a whisper, the listener will have to listen very intently
to all the details that happen in this very quiet yet hopefully dramatic
and energetic piece for string quartet. Premiered in Blacksbourg, Virginia, January 30, 2005.
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