Woodblock Solo (for string quartet) is derived from materials from a piece from 2017: Woodwind Trio (for solo woodblock player), by taking the monophonic woodblock lines and turning them into string parts. The music retains its percussive nature through extended techniques. The string instruments do not play in the traditional manner anywhere throughout the piece, instead hitting the instrument in ways to bring out its different percussive timbres. The piece was written in 2018 for the JACK Quartet.
Recording Notes
Recorded by the JACK Quartet
Voxman Concert Hall, Iowa City, IA
Wednesday, March 13, 2019