String Quartet – Our Boy Mazur

Description

(Nasz Chlopicki)

Composed by Louis Vitak and initially published by Vitak-Elsnic in 1927 as part of one of its Vitak-Elsnic Polish Dance folios for small band and orchestra, and for piano and accordion.

This arrangement for string quartet with piano accompaniment was undertaken by Steven D. Harris in 2018.  A full score is included as well as individual instrumentation.

Mazur or Mazurka is a dance in 3/4 time, usually with a lively tempo and with strong accents unexpectedly placed on the second or third beats. Chopin was greatly influenced by the mazurka, of which he composed 58 that have been published.

Instrumentation includes:

Violin 1 & 2

Viola

Cello

Piano Accompaniment

Full Score

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