Arcadiana

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Arcadiana is a 1994 string quartet by British composer Thomas Adès, known for its evocative, fragmented visions of idyllic and imaginary landscapes.

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Arcadiana canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
string quartet ⓘ
composer Thomas Adès ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
decadeOfComposition 1990s ⓘ
dedicatedTo Endellion String Quartet ⓘ
genre contemporary classical music ⓘ
hasCatalogueNumber Op. 12 ⓘ
hasMovementWithReputation O Albion ⓘ
inspiredBy Arcadia ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
movement Auf dem Wasser zu singen ⓘ
Et... (tango mortale) ⓘ
Lethe ⓘ
linked to: River Lethe

L’Embarquement ⓘ
Nausicaa ⓘ
O Albion ⓘ
Venezia notturna ⓘ
notableCharacteristic evocative depiction of idyllic and imaginary landscapes ⓘ
rich harmonic language ⓘ
textural complexity ⓘ
use of fragmented musical images ⓘ
numberOfMovements 7 ⓘ
O AlbionReputation noted for its slow, hymn-like character ⓘ
period late 20th century ⓘ
premieredBy Endellion String Quartet ⓘ
premiereYear 1994 ⓘ
publisher Faber Music ⓘ
scoredFor cello ⓘ
two violins ⓘ
viola ⓘ
style postmodern ⓘ
subjectMatter lost paradises ⓘ
mythical places ⓘ
utopian landscapes ⓘ
titleMeaning relating to Arcadia ⓘ
usesTechnique allusion to other musical styles ⓘ
extended string techniques ⓘ
sudden contrasts of texture ⓘ
yearOfComposition 1994 ⓘ

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