| Notice (en) : |
Shortly before I wrote String Quartet no 3 (Tell me about it) I had already written two versions of “Tell me about it”. The first version Tell me about it 1 is a work for clarinet, trombone, cello and piano. The work consists of two couplets, two refrains and a coda. A second version Tell me about it 2 is a very short piece of only 2 minutes for bass clarinet, trombone, cello and double bass. It consist of only one refrain. String Quartet no 3 (Tell me about it) is the third version. It is by far the most rich version, consisting of two couplets, two refrains and a coda that could be interpretated freely. I wrote this cycle of three works all in 2007. I was inspired by the song Tell Me All About It, sang by Natalie Cole in 2002. The rhythmical construction fascinated me very much and I use the same number of bars in couplet and refrains. Although the melody in my String Quartet no 3 (Tell me about it) has nothing to do with the song of Natalie Cole, it should be played in a “jazzy” way. |