EDMUND FINNIS
String Quartet No. 2
© 2021 by Edmund Finnis String Quartet No. 2 was co-commissioned by Manchester Collective and Spitalfields Music with the support of the New Music Commission Fund. The first performance was given by Manchester Collective at Christ Church Spitalfields, London, on 10 July 2021.
for Rakhi Singh and Adam Szabo
STRING QUARTET No. 2 I
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
EDMUND FINNIS
q = c.69
4
Vln. II
Vla.
sul tasto, molto flautando, at the point, using only a few hairs of the bow
poco
pp thin, 'hollow' sound
poco
pp thin, 'hollow' sound
Vln. I
sul tasto
pp
sul tasto, molto flautando, at the point, using only a few hairs of the bow
Violoncello
sim.
poco
sim.
Vc.
7
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
sul tasto
pp
A
poco
2
10
Vln. I
Vln. II
mp
piu
mp
piu
Vla.
Vc.
13
Vln. I
pp
Vln. II
mp
Vc.
pp
Vla.
B
p
mp
poco
pp (softer than Vn.1)
poco
sim. (even semiquavers)
simile (even semiquavers)
C 17
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
3
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
24
p
pp
ord.
ppp
always soft, hazy sound
D p
pp
pp
28
32
Vln. I
poco
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
4
35
Vln. I
Vla.
Vc.
mp
E
p
piu
Vln. II
poco
pp
sul tasto, molto flautando, as before
pp
poco piu
39
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
43
Vln. I
poco
piu
piu
F
pp
poco
pp
sul C
poco
5
47
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
ord.
ord.
pp
ppp
mp
pp
pp
p
pp
p
f
p
f
pf
Vla.
Vc.
mp
ppp
mp
ppp
mp
ppp
p
f
f
p
p
f
pf
f
pf
f
p
p
p
f
p
f
f
f
p
p
f
p
p
sim. dynamics
Vln. II
p
5
Vln. I
II
f
ord.
ppp
pp
Vc.
mp
f
ord.
Vla.
ppp
pp
Vln. II
q = c.136
Vln. I
p
f
mf
p
p
f
p
p
p
f
p
f
p
sim. dynamics
mf
mf
p
p
mf
mf
6
9
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
p
f
p
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
mf
G always on the string
pp
mf
pp
always on the string
pp
p
mf
mf
18
pp
mp
mp mp
Vc.
f
pp
Vla.
mp
Vln. II
p
p
Vln. I
mf
13
Vln. I
mp
pp
pp
mp
pp
always on the string
pp
always on the string
pp
mf
pp
pp mp
mf
pp
mp
mp
pp
pp
pp mp
mp
pp
mp
mp
pp
pp
mp
pp mp
pp
mp
mp
pp
mp
pp
mp
pp
pp mp
mp
pp
mp
7
H 22
Vln. I
Vln. II
mf
pp
Vla.
Vc.
pp
Vla.
Vc.
Vc.
mf
pp
pp
mf
p
mf
mf
mf
p
mf
p
mf
mf
mf
pp
p
mf
p
mf
pp
p
mf
pp
mf
p
mf
mf
p
mf
I
p
f
p f
f
mf
p
mf
p
Vla.
27
33
Vln. II
p
Vln. I
mf
p
Vln. II
pp
mf
pp
Vln. I
p f
pp
p
f
p
f
p
f
p
p
f
f
f
mf
p
f
p
f
p
p
p
f
p
f
f
f
8
Vln. I
38 J
p ff
ff
Vln. II
p
ff
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. I
Vla.
ff
Vln. I
Vln. II
p
ff
p
ff
p
f
51
ff
p
mf
p ff
ff
f
p
p ff
p
ff
ff
p
f
p
p ff
ff
f
p
mf
p
ff
mf
mf
molto
mf
p
mf
p
p
molto
ff
mf
p
p
ff
p
mf
p
ff
ff
ff
p
p
ff p
p
p
ff
p
f
p
mf
p
f
f
ff
p
mf
Vc.
p
f
L 44
mf
Vla.
p
p
p
ff
p ff
p
Vc.
f
Vln. II
p ff
K
mf
p
mf
sim.
mf
sim.
p
p
f
mf
M
f
p
p
mf
f
p
f
p
f
f
mf
mp
cresc. poco a poco
9
Vln. I
56
p
Vln. II
Vc.
Vla.
Vc.
p
f
f
ff
p
p
ff
p
p ff
ff
p
ff
III
senza vib.
Vln. II
Vla.
senza vib.
Vc.
senza vib.
pp
pp
molto
pp
senza vib.
pp
f
pp
ff
p
p
p
ff
p ff
p
p
ff
p
f
f
cresc. poco a poco
p ff
ff
p
f
p
f
mp
p
f
q = c.66/e = c.132
Vln. I
p
p
Vln. II
f
f
60
Vln. I
p
p
f
p
Vla.
p
f
f
N
10
12
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
mp
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
mp
mp
P
mf
pp
mf
pp
III IV
rit.
pp
a tempo
Vln. II
Vla.
p
pp sub.
p
pp sub.
Vc.
p
II
pp sub.
I
p
pp
p
mf
mf
mf
mf
pp
II only
pp
p
pp
p
p
f
p
f
f
p
f
a tempo
pp
pp
molto rit.
ppp
III IV
II III
pp sub.
mp
34
Vln. I
mf
pp
pp
mp
O a tempo
a tempo
23
Vln. I
rit. rit.
pp
poco cresc.
poco cresc.
poco cresc.
11
44
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. I
p cresc. poco a poco
p cresc. poco a poco
ff
ff
ff
ff
intense
mf cresc. sempre
mf cresc. sempre
dim. molto
mf cresc. sempre
mf cresc. sempre
dim. molto
dim. molto
dim. molto
Q
R
62
intense
Vc.
intense
Vla.
p cresc. poco a poco
intense
Vln. II
p cresc. poco a poco
53
Vln. I
p
p
p
p
12
IV
q. = c.66 /e. = c.132
Vln. I
Vln. II
p legato
ppp shadowing Vn.1
sul tasto, flautando
Vla.
pp sotto voce
sul tasto, flautando
Vc.
pp sotto voce
Vln. I
Vln. II
S 8 p
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vc.
T 15
ord.
Vla.
ppp
pp
sul tasto, flautando
pp
13
Vln. I
Vln. II
U 22
poco
poco
Vla.
sul tasto, flautando
pp
poco
ord.
II
pp shadowing Vn.1 I
Vc.
V ord. 29
Vln. I
Vln. II
p legato
Vla.
Vc.
p legato ord. pp
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
p legato
W 36
14
mf p 44
Vln. I
Vln. II
mf
Vla.
mp
Vc.
p
mp
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
mp
Vla.
Vc.
ppp
mp
ppp
51 X p poco pp shadowing Vn.1 poco
poco
59
Vln. II
mf
p
pp
Vln. I
mf
p
ppp
Vc.
Y
mp
mp
mf
mf
mf
pp
15
pont. Z sul sul A - vary the overtones
Vln. I
ord.
66
pp
ppp
sul tasto, flautando
Vln. II
sul tasto, flautando pp hushed
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
pp
73
p
Vc.
f
p
p
mf
mf
mf
mf
BB
ppp
p
pp
Vla.
ord.
p; pp shadowing Vn.1
p
p
Vln. II
ord.
AA
79
Vln. I
p
pp
f
sul tasto, flautando
f
f
p
p
16
86
Vln. I
mp
Vln. II
mf
poco
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Vln. I
pp
Vla.
Vc.
sul tasto, flautando
p
poco
93
pp
mf
mf
p
pp
p
mf
mf
p
DD 99 CC p
f
Vln. II
mf
p
f
f
p
ff
ff
ff
p
p
ff
pp
p
p
17
104
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
poco
poco
poco
piu
mf
poco
108
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
mf
pp
mp
mp
pp
p
p
p