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PROGRAM NOTE String Quartet No. I establishes its almost constantly diversified textures by starting with a solo cello, which is then joined by each of the other instruments, each presenting a different musical character at a different speed. These four different ideas recur in contexts of still other ideas, each with its own rhythmic identity. The ending of the first movement comes when the four main ideas are presented simultaneously and dissolve into a whirling second movement, which is intemrpted by a dramatic statement, then resumes and fades out to a pause. After the pause, the second movement is continued and a dramatic passage, similar to the one previously heard, leads to the slow third movement, which consists of a quiet, muted duet played by the violins in their high register, contrasted with a rugged recitative played by the viola and cello. This, in turn, is fragmented and leads to the opening of the fourth "Variations" movement, at measure 236, which is interrupted by a pause after which it continues, stating one idea after another, each of which returns at a greater speed as the movement progresses. The Quartet ends with the first violin continuing the opening cello solo in its upward rise. Looking back from l994,Irealize that this Quartet, which marked such a turning point in my development, is my most extreme adventure into what has been called 'metric modulation.'This method of composing developed out of a very early interest in the polyrhythms that I found in Scriabin, and in Ives, whose Volin SonataNo. 1 is quoted near the beginning of the Quartet. At the time, I discussed these ideas with Conlon Nancarroq whose PlayerPiano Study No. 1 suggested the opening measures of the Variations movement. This Quartet is primarily a linear, melodic work like many of my earlier ones, and differs from my later work, which deals with other concerns. The score was composed largely in Tucson, Arizona in 1950-51 on a Guggenheim Fellowship and was later submitted to a contest given in Liége, Belgium.After almost a year of not hearing from Liége, I allowed the Walden Quartet to give the first performance on February 26,1953 at Columbia University. This performance disqualified me from receiving the first prize from Liége, which was announced shortly after the New York premiere and which I had to renounce. There are numerous written discussions of this work, the most elaborate being my own Writings by Elliott Carter and in The Music of Elliott Carter by David Schiff. In addition, four recordings have been released: Sony Classical S2K 47229, The Juilliard Quartet (1990) Etcetera KTC 1065, The Arditti Quartet (1988) Nonesuch 71249, The Composers Quartet (1970) Columbia ML 5 104, The Walden Quartet of the University of Illinois

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