Composed during the summer of 1986 Joubert's third quartet is the second in order of composition of three works composed specially for performance this month as part of the celebrations connected with his sixtieth birthday.The quartet is dedicated to Howard Ferguson who was my composition teacher at the Royal Academy of Music from 1947 to 1950.

Though conceived as four separate movements my second string quartet has a single motif which is common to them all. This is the three-note 'Muss es sein?' from Beethoven's last quartet Op. 135. But whereas Beethoven's theme is notated G E A flat thus giving it an F minor connotation I have sued an alternative spelling - G E G sharp - which suggests an ambiguous E minor-major. This ambiguit…

String Quartet No.2 Op.91

String Quartet

SKU: HL.14031812

Composed by Barry Guy. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Music Sales #NOV12047301. Published by Music Sales (HL.14031812).

String Quartet

SKU: HL.14017272

Composed by Jean Joubert. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Music Sales #NOV361050. Published by Music Sales (HL.14017272).

8.5x11.75x0.3 inches.

Composed during the summer of 1986, Joubert's third quartet is the sec…

String Quartet

SKU: HL.14016558

Composed by Jean Joubert. Music Sales America. Classical. Set. Music Sales #NOV120184. Published by Music Sales (HL.14016558).

String Quartet

SKU: HL.14031810

Composed by Sir Arthur Drummond Bliss. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Music Sales #NOV12014601. Published by Music Sales (HL.14031810).

String Quartet

SKU: HL.14031816

Composed by Jean Joubert. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Music Sales #NOV12053901. Published by Music Sales (HL.14031816).

8.5x11.75x0.3 inches.

Though conceived as four separate movements, my second string quarte…