Program Notes
String Quartet no 2 composed in 1990 and revised in 2023 is dedicated to the memory of the great American composer Aaron Copeland. The work is in three movements with a duration of 23 minutes. The first movement begins with a lyrical and expressive theme that creates a sense of longing. This movement is structured in a number of contrasting sections that all come together at the end. The second movement titled Aria is an eerie movement in ABA form that features the cello as the solo instrument. The third movement begins with an introduction followed by a theme and five variations. The variations feature different groups with-in the ensemble that play varied rhythmic, harmonic, and melodic fragments of the theme. At the end the spirit of the piece is joyful and heroic.
Duration: 23’30”
Violin I Violin II Viola Cello = 72 Molto espressivo espress. espress. Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 4 = = Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. poco rall. ┐ 8 String Quartet Nr. 2 Andrew List ©2023 Andrew List All Rights Reserved International Rights Secured "In Memoriam:
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Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 12 sub. sub. a tempo 3 3 3 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. rall. 16 sub. sub. sub. sub. pizz. arco 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 5 3 5 = 60 Boldly solo 20 3 3 solo 2 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 22 3 3 3 solo 3 3 solo Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. poco rall. 25 5 pizz. a tempo = Tenderly 27 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 28 arco ( = 72) 3 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 31 = 3 3 = Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. rall. 35 sub. sub. sub. 3 3 3 3 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 39 3 = 60 5 5 5 5 4 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 42 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 7 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. rall. 44 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 = 52 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc.
46 3 3 3 3 solo 5 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 48 solo Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 50 3 3 pizz. pizz. arco arco Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 53 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 pizz. = 48 Singing 55 6 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 56 6 3 3 pizz. arco arco Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 58 3 6 6 6 6 solo Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 59 3 3 6 6 6 7 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. accel. 60 6 6 pesante (end solo) 3 3 3 3 solo = 72 62 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 63 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc.
66 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 8 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. rall.
69 3 3 3 3 = 60 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 72 = 5 0 Tenderly 74 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 75 9 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 78 pizz. Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 81 arco Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. poco rall. a tempo 84 10 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 87 sub. sub. sub. sub. a tempo Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 90 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 93 11 String Quartet Nr. 2
II (Aria)
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 98 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. con sord. = 44 Mysterioso espressivo Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 6 3 12 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 10 3 3 3 3 3 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 14 3 3 3 3 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 17 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 19 13 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 20 3 3 3 3 piu mosso sul pont. 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 23 3 3 3 6 6 ord. Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. rall. 25 6 6 3 3 3 3 6 6 14 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. ┐ 27 = 52 28 3 3 3 3 3 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. rall. ┐ 31 3 3 6 3 6 3 3 3 3 3 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. a tempo 34 3 3 3 3 3 15 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 37 3 3 3 6 sub. sub. Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. accel. 40 3 3 3 6 6 6 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 43 sub. sub. sub. sul pont. = 104 sul pont. sul pont. 45 16 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. molto rall. 46 = 52 Mysterioso ord. ord. ord. 50 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 51 sul pont. 3 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 55 3 3 3 17 String Quartet Nr. 2
III (Theme and Variations)
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 59 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 63 3 3 3 3 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. = 80 Introduction pizz. pizz. arco 18 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 3 6 6 arco 6 3 3 pizz. Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 5 6 6 6 arco pizz. Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 7 6 pizz. arco arco 19 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. ▲ ▲ 3 9 sub. sub. Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 11 6 6 arco pizz. Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 13 arco 20 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 15 6 6 6 6 pizz. arco pizz. Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. gliss gliss 17 pizz. arco 6 pizz. pizz. arco Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. gliss gliss 19 6 6 6 sub. sub. 21 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 22 6 6 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 23 6 6 6 6 arco Vln.
Vln. II Vla. Vc.
24 6 6 22 String Quartet Nr. 2
I
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc.
25 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 6 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 ( = 40) 28 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 29 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 6 6 6 23 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. gliss gliss 30 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 solo Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. gliss gliss 31 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 (end solo) solo Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. gliss gliss 32 6 6 6 6 6 (end solo) solo 24 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. gliss gliss 33 6 (end solo) solo (end solo) 3 3 3 3 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 35 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. rall. 38 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 25 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. solo = 72 40 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 42 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 44 solo 26 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 46 sub. sub. Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 48 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 50 3 3 3 3 27 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 52 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 54 6 5 5 6 6 6 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 56 3 3 57 28 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc.
61
rall.
gliss gliss gliss gliss
┐ 63 29 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 59 6 6 6 6 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc.
4 2 (Theme) teneraménte
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. pizz. pizz. pizz. =
65 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 68 arco arco arco Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 71 30 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 74 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. = 56 (Var. I) 77 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 81 3 3 3 31 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 85 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 89 3 3 sub. sub. sub. sub. Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. = 88 (Var. II) pizz. espress. 93 32 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 98 arco Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 102 pizz. pizz. arco arco pizz. Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 106 arco 33 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 110 pizz. pizz. 112 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 114 arco arco Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 118 3 3 34 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. rall. ┐ 122 3 3 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. = 66 (Var. III) 126 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 129 35 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 132 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 135 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 138 36 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 141 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 144 sub. sub. sub. sub. Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 147 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 37 String Quartet Nr. 2
= 48 (Var. IV) Legatissimo
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc.
149 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. poco rall. 155 a tempo Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 160 38 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 164 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 168 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. molto rall. ┐ 172 = 5 0 (Var. V) 174 39 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 175 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 178 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. accel. rall. ┐ 182 40 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. ┐ rall. ┐ 185 = 50 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 189 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 = 76 (Finale) 194 41 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 195 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 197 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. poco rall. 199 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 a tempo 200 42 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 201 3 3 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 202 = Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. poco rall. 206 a tempo 43 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 210 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 214 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 218 = 3 3 44 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 221 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 222 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 223 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 45 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 224 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 poco rall. Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 225 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 a tempo Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 226 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 cresc. cresc. cresc. 46 String Quartet Nr. 2
Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. 227 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (cresc.) (cresc.) (cresc.) Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. rall. ┐ 228 a tempo 3 47 String Quartet Nr. 2
Violin 1 = 72 Molto espressivo espress. 5 = = poco rall. ┐ 10 sub. a tempo rall. 16 sub. 3 3 3 = 60 Boldly 20 21 3 3 solo 5 poco rall. 26 a tempo = Tenderly 27 29 ( = 72) =
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34 3 3 = sub. rall. 38 3 = 60 41 5 3 3 3 3 rall. 44 3 3 3 3 = 52 46 3 49 3 3 52 3 = 48 Singing 55 56 6 3 3 2 String Quartet Nr. 2
accel. 59 3 6 pesante 3 = 72 62 3 3 3 3 rall. 66 3 3 71 = 60 73 = 5 0 Tenderly 74 75 78 83 a tempo 84 3 String Quartet Nr. 2
poco rall. 86 sub. a tempo 89 92 97 4 String Quartet Nr. 2
= 44 Mysterioso 7 13 3 3 3 3 19 piu mosso rall. ┐ 23 = 52 28 30 3 3 6 3 6 rall. ┐ 33 3 3 3 a tempo 34 5 String Quartet Nr. 2 II (Aria)
37 3 6 sub. 3 3 3 accel. 41 6 6 sub. molto rall. 44 sul pont. = 104 45 49 = 52 Mysterioso ord. 50 54 60 65 3 6 String Quartet Nr. 2
III (Theme and Variations)
= 80 Introduction pizz. arco 3 6 6 6 5 6 7 6 9 11 6 6 13 16 6 6 pizz. arco gl. gl. 18 6 6 6 7 String Quartet Nr. 2
21 sub. 6 6 23 26 6 ( = 40) 28 29 6 6 6 6 30 6 6 6 6 31 6 6 6 6 gl. 32 6 solo (end solo) 3 3 35 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 rall. 38 3 3 = 72 40 8 String Quartet Nr. 2
49 3 3 3 3 51 53 6 5 5 6 55 6 6 3 3 57 58 6 gl. rall. ┐ 62 = 4 2 (Theme) teneraménte 65 66 69 9 String Quartet Nr. 2
72 76 = 56 (Var. I) 77 83 89 sub. = 88 (Var. II) espress. 93 95 101 106 111 pizz. 112 116 arco 10 String Quartet Nr. 2
rall. 121 ┐ 124 = 66 (Var. III) 126 129 134 139 144 sub. 3 3 poco rall. 148 3 3 = 48 (Var. IV) Legatissimo 149 156 a tempo 11 String Quartet Nr. 2
164 molto rall. ┐ 170 = 5 0 (Var. V) 174 rall. ┐ 176 = 50 12 String Quartet Nr. 2
= 76 (Finale)
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
194 195 197 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 poco rall. 198 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 a tempo 200 201 3 3 = poco rall. 204 a tempo 210 13 String Quartet Nr. 2
218 = 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 221 222 poco rall. 225 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 a tempo 226 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 cresc. 227 3 3 3 3 3 3 (cresc.) a tempo rall. ┐ 229 3 14 String Quartet Nr. 2
Violin 2 = 72 Molto espressivo espress. 5 = = poco rall. ┐ 11 sub. a tempo sub. rall. 17 3 = 60 Boldly 20 22 3 3 3 solo poco rall. 26 a tempo = Tenderly 27 29 ( = 72) String Quartet Nr. 2 Andrew List ©2023 Andrew List All Rights Reserved International Rights Secured
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33 = = sub. rall. 37 3 3 = 60 41 5 3 3 6 7 rall. 44 3 3 3 3 = 52 46 3 49 52 5 3 2 String Quartet Nr. 2
= 48 Singing 55 3 58 6 6 6 6 solo 59 3 6 6 6 accel. 60 6 pesante (end solo) 3 = 72 62 66 3 3 3 rall. 70 = 60 = 5 0 Tenderly 74 75 3 String Quartet Nr. 2
79 83 a tempo 84 poco rall. 86 sub. a tempo 90 95 4 String Quartet Nr. 2
= 44 Mysterioso 8 15 3 3 3 19 20 piu mosso rall. ┐ 26 3 3 = 52 28 32 3 a tempo 34 accel. 37 6 5 String Quartet Nr. 2
(Aria)
II
43 sub. = 104 sul pont. 45 molto rall. 46 = 52 Mysterioso ord. 50 52 58 64 3 6 String Quartet Nr. 2
III (Theme and Variations)
= 80 Introduction pizz. arco 4 3 3 pizz. arco 6 9 13 16 6 6 17 pizz. 7 String Quartet Nr. 2
23 6 6 6 6 arco 25 3 6 6 ( = 40) 28 29 6 6 6 6 30 6 6 6 6 gl. gliss 31 6 solo (end solo) 33 3 3 3 3 3 rall. 37 3 3 = 72 40 8 String Quartet Nr. 2
2 (Theme)
44 solo 46 sub. 48 56 57 6 gl. 60 pizz. = 4
teneraménte 65 arco 70 76 = 56 (Var. I) 77 9 String Quartet Nr. 2
81 3 3 3 85 3 3 3 3 3 3 89 3 3 sub. = 88 (Var. II) 93 pizz. arco 105 10 String Quartet Nr. 2
109 pizz. 112 115 arco 3 3 rall. 120 3 ┐ 125 = 66 (Var. III) 126 130 135 140 144 sub. 3 3 11 String Quartet Nr. 2
148 = 48 (Var. IV) Legatissimo 149 poco rall. 155 a tempo 164 molto rall. ┐ 170 = 5 0 (Var. V) 174 rall. ┐ 177 = 50 poco rall. = 76 (Finale) 194 a tempo 200 = poco rall. 205 12 String Quartet Nr. 2
209 a tempo 216 = 221 222 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 224 poco rall. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 a tempo 226 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 cresc. 227 3 3 3 3 3 3 (cresc.) rall. ┐ 228 a tempo 13 String Quartet Nr. 2
Viola = 72 Molto espressivo = = poco rall. ┐ 8 a tempo 13 3 3 3 sub. rall. 18 3 = 60 Boldly 20 3 3 solo poco rall. 22 a tempo = Tenderly 27 28 ( = 72) 33 = = rall. 38 3 = 60 5 String Quartet Nr. 2 Andrew List ©2023 Andrew List All Rights Reserved International Rights Secured
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rall. 43 = 52 46 49 pizz. arco 5 54 3 = 48 Singing 55 pizz. arco accel. 58 pesante 3 = 72 62 rall. 67 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 71 = 60 = 5 0 Tenderly 74 2 String Quartet Nr. 2
76 80 83 a tempo 84 poco rall. 86 sub. a tempo 90 95 3 String Quartet Nr. 2
= 44 Mysterioso 9 16 3 3 3 19 piu mosso 21 rall. ┐ 26 3 3 = 52 28 3 3 3 3 31 3 a tempo 34 36 3 3 3 3 4 String Quartet Nr. 2
II (Aria)
accel. 42 sub. = 104 sul pont. 45 molto rall. 47 = 52 Mysterioso ord. 50 53 59 64 3 5 String Quartet Nr. 2
= 80 Introduction 4 6 6 6 pizz. arco 9 sub. 11 15 pizz. arco gliss 19 6 sub. 22 6 6 6 String Quartet Nr. 2
III (Theme and Variations)
25 6 6 6 6 ( = 40) 28 29 6 6 6 6 gl. gl. 30 6 solo (end solo) 32 3 3 36 3 3 3 3 3 3 rall. 39 3 3 solo = 72 40 41 43 7 String Quartet Nr. 2
53 57 59 6 gl. 63 pizz. = 4 2 (Theme) teneraménte 65 68 arco 75 = 56 (Var. I) 77 82 89 sub. = 88 (Var. II) pizz. 93 95 arco 102 pizz. arco pizz. 8 String Quartet Nr. 2
107 arco 112 113 rall. 118 ┐ 124 3 = 66 (Var. III) 126 129 133 137 142 145 sub. 3 3 9 String Quartet Nr. 2
148 3 3 = 48 (Var. IV) Legatissimo 149 poco rall. 155 a tempo 163 molto rall. ┐ 169 = 5 0 (Var. V) 174 175 rall. ┐ accel. 179 ┐ rall. ┐ 185 = 50 190 = 76 (Finale) 194 10 String Quartet Nr. 2
poco rall. 196 a tempo 200 poco rall. 202 = a tempo 211 218 = 221 223 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 poco rall. 225 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 a tempo 226 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 cresc. 227 3 3 3 3 3 3 (cresc.) a tempo rall. ┐ 229 11 String Quartet Nr. 2
Cello = 72 Molto espressivo = = poco rall. ┐ 11 a tempo 15 sub. pizz. arco rall. 19 3 5 3 5 = 60 Boldly solo 20 poco rall. 23 pizz. a tempo = Tenderly 27 arco 29 ( = 72) = = rall. 35 sub. 3 = 60
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rall. 41 5 = 52 46 3 3 solo 49 solo 52 pizz. arco 5 3 pizz. = 48 Singing 55 accel. 57 arco pesante 61 3 solo = 72 62 3 3 3 65 3 3 3 3 3 rall. 69 3 = 60 = 5 0 Tenderly 74 2 String Quartet Nr. 2
76 pizz. 80 arco a tempo 84 poco rall. 85 sub. a tempo 90 97 3 String Quartet Nr. 2
con sord. = 44 Mysterioso espressivo 3 8 3 3 13 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 17 19 3 3 3 3 piu mosso sul pont. 21 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 24 6 6 ord. 6 6 rall. ┐ 26 6 6 = 52 28 4 String Quartet Nr. 2 II (Aria)
30 3 a tempo 34 36 3 3 3 accel. 39 sub. = 104 45 = 52 Mysterioso 50 sul pont. 53 3 3 58 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 62 3 5 String Quartet Nr. 2