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Benjamin Britten's Second Quartet1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Hans Keller
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Britten's latest string quartet, No. 2 in C, Op. 36, was composed in “Homage to Henry Purcell.” It is in three movements. The first (Allegro calmo senza rigore), is in sonata form and elaborates three themes, while the other two—a Scherzo (Vivace) and a ‘Chacony ’ (Sostenuto)—are essentially monothematic.

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Research Article
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Tempo , Issue 3 , March 1947 , pp. 6 - 8
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1947

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2 The attention of readers possessing a score might be drawn to the fact that this second subject, with its accompanying chordal figuration based on the first subject, foreshadows to some extent the recapitulation.

3 ‘English Chamber Music,’ by the Music Critic of The Times. The Times, 17th January, 1947.

4 The Observer, 9th February, 1947.