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JOHNSTONE – English Serious Frolic – STRING QUARTET

Other Identification: This music is just one part of the large series ‘European Romantic Pieces’ for String Quartet, some 9 works, and lasting some 45 minutes. The motivation for these compositions by David Johnstone is to unite old and new Europe in a ‘Journey Through Europe in Quartet’.
‘English Serious Frolic’ is a seemingly light piece, but it also conceals a romantic seriousness reminiscent of and honours Edward Elgar, while also revealing the musical humour of David Johnstone. It is short and compact, with a precise pulsation in the relaxation or push of the beat (‘rubato’), and the overall writing suggests an orchestral atmosphere or background sound within chamber music.
Duration about 3′ 15″

Movements or sections: marked ‘Allegro giocoso’.

Instrumentation: 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello
3 PDFs:
PDF 1 – General Score
PDF 2 – Music for Violin I and Violin II
PDF 3 – Music for Viola and Cello

Approximate difficulty: medium (medium to difficult)

Links (Audio – Visual), and known performances given by: Premiere given by the Gala String Quartet (2004)
Included in the CD ‘String Delights’ (available from Creighton’s Collection)

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David Johnstone lives near Pamplona (Navarre, Spain) with his wife Rosa and their two “Spanglish” children, close to the Atlantic Pyrenees. The nearest international airport is Bilbao.

He is interested in world affairs, politics, animal rights, and most sports (including being a lifelong suffering Reading FC fan!). Also passionate about Celtic culture and genealogy, he has traced his ‘English’ family back to 1280, although Scotland and Ireland have also shaped his background. And yes — he is half-ashamed to admit it, he loves silly jokes!

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David Johnstone supports animal rights, he is against any form of abuse towards them, and says a loud “NO” to bullfighting, foxhunting and any other animal cruelty.

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