String Quartet No.1 - 'Quartetto Breve' (1952) by Per Nørgård. Programme note: The spectrum of sound, the gesticulation – in short, the very nature of the strings – has always had a central place in my output, demonstrated by the numbers of string quartets, concertos with string soloist, chamber and solo works. The interest dates back to my school years, when I was fortunate to be able to compose for a cello-playing schoolmate and to accompany him on the piano. I discovered then the innumerable nuances of sound and playing varieties offered by just one bow, four strings and five fingers.. My first string quartet – Quartetto Breve – has a firm root in the Nordic tradition and is strongly inspired by Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) and my teacher Vagn Holmboe (1909-96). Per Nørgård (1998)
| Arrangement | Cello, String Quartet, Viola, Violin |
| Genres | Post-1900 |
| Format | Score |
| NumberOfPages | 16 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
| Contributors | Norgard, Per (Composer) |
| Language | Danish |
| ISBN | 9788759874226 |