Elizabeth Bell (1928-2016)
First String Quartet
Year: 1957
Duration (in minutes): 25'39
Difficulty: Medium (college/community)
Category: small chamber ensembles - 2 to 4 players, string ensemble, string trio
Instruments: any string, cello, viola, violin
Description: 4 movements: Sostenuto, Scherzando, Religioso, Con Fuoco. Premiered Lydian Quartet, Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC, 11/86. Recorded by the Moyzes Quartet for MMC CD#2082. 1st & 2nd movements Premiered at Eastman School, Rochester, NY 3/53. Tape avail (composer).