Igor Strawinsky (1882 – 1971)
Tango
arranged for string quartet by Wolfgang Birtel (2010) Edition Schott
2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
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Details
- For
- 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
- Product Type
- Score, Parts
- Author / Composer
- Igor Strawinsky
- Product number
- 737037
- Difficulty Level
- medium
- Extent
- 18 Pages
Description
Igor Stravinsky liked to use different stylistic devices or embedded them in his personal musical language: Be it that he took a Gallop by Jacques Offenbach or composed Circus Polka for a Young Elephant or a ragtime. After the outbreak of the Second World War and his final move to the USA in 1939, he was in particular influenced by jazz music. In 1940 the composer wrote a Tango for piano which he arranged for chamber music ensemble in 1953: It is a strictly structured three-part tango on which S...

