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Treble Quartet for Four Violins

by Christian McKee

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Remarks on this composition by the composer:

A quartet for four violins... that’s an odd idea, and for the life of me I cannot recall why I wrote it, but must assume there were (at some time) four violinists who requested it.

It is not difficult, so they must either have been amateurs or pros who just wanted to have some fun, maybe at a house concert. It is decidedly tonally traditional and lovely, so I doubt it was written for the modern music crowd, maybe more a for a violin workshop. Because of its transparent prettiness, it can’t belong to the period when I was flexing my avant-garden muscles – no way was this played in Carnegie Hall in New York during the roaring ’60s. Your guess is as good as mine. (Note that as I approach my 85th year and 600th-odd piece, I must be forgiven for the occasional memory lapse.)

– W. Jay Sydeman, August 2012

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released October 1, 2021
Composed by W. Jay Sydeman, performed by Christian McKee.

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Christian McKee Portland, Oregon

I play music on the mandolin family of instruments, here focusing on classical and mandolin ensemble music. I am the Musical Director of the Oregon Mandolin Orchestra which performs all manner of music, and member of The Big North Duo which plays swing, classic blues and country on upright bass, mandolin and vocals. ... more

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