Ben Johnston: String Quartet No. 4 "Amazing Grace" (1973)

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Ben Johnston ( 1926 - 2019 )
Benjamin Burwell Johnston Jr. (March 15, 1926 - July 21, 2019) was an American contemporary music composer, known for his use of just intonation. He was called "one of the foremost composers of microtonal music" by Philip Bush and "one of the best non-famous composers this country has to offer" by John Rockwell.
String Quartet No. 4 "Amazing Grace" (1973)
Instrumentation
For String Quartet
Performer
Kronos Quartet
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[@ThatOneGuyRAR]

It’s nice to hear an arrangement that doesn’t sound like it was written as background music in a civil war documentary

[@LisztAddict]

Hi

[@ThatOneGuyRAR]

@LisztAddict sup

[@zephthezquirrellord]

Found you!

[@vladilenasmusiccollection9309]

I knew about Ben Johnston for years as "the just intonation guy", but never stopped to listen to his music; big mistake.
This reinterpretation of Amazing Grace is astounding. As always, thanks for sharing.

[@pageturner95]

not since the Vaughn Williams Thomas Tallis Fantasia has a preexisting melody been so expertly and lushly arranged/recomposed for strings the way this one is

[@MarkDavidBuckles]

thanks for making this video - amazing piece and the score is mind-bending

[@vendelius]

Beautiful Performance

[@tarhuwa3484]

We're back as never before

[@nkeuphonium]

Ooh, this is fantastic! Thanks for the upload

[@ldbonq]

Ben Jonston, immediatley after being told that every instrument should be in the same time signature:

[@porterfr]

Stunning.

[@mitodrumisra8972]

As usual, based

[@SaintDeus]

Thanks for uploading

[@danielhughes441]

STUNNING!

[@sh2bn]

アメージンググレイス悠久の大地編って感じ
It sounds like amazing grace, everlasting land version..

[@zacharydetrick7428]

based

[@ldbonq]

Ben Johnston, immediatley after being told to never use parallel 4ths or 5ths:

[@connorcmusician]

so delicious

[@Mascas123]

hard parts for the String Quartet (in my opinion)
6:53 I mean yes, violins, violas, cellos, contrabasses can preform portamento glissandos. However, strings can do glissandos at a high speed and separate, but it's really hard for the string player.
9:03 That is an insane polyrhythm at insanely high speeds. Don't know what to say here
9:58 That is an insanely hard part that Ben Johnston (the composer) had to add a TUPLET on top of a TREMOLO!
10:25 Did I hear an out-of-tune quarter tone?
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4:48 The hard part is coming...
2:40 I think the composer is out of his mind. I mean, the polyrhythm's, time signatures in the middle of the bar, POLYRYTHYM inside a POLYRYTHYM. By the way Ben Johnston is a good composer
4:12 What does the symbols mean?
10:42 I know strings can play a fast glissando separated, but seriously, a tuplet glissando with lots of tuples?

[@ZewenShifu]

It’s not for orchestra, it’s for a string quartet

[@Mascas123]

@@ZewenShifu Going to edit that...

[@AnaM-rv8my]

AGH. HARD!

[@Dodecatone]

unbased Kronos quartet.
Kepler version is much better
(score-video on my channel)

[@ZewenShifu]

Cope

[@kitbuiz]

Amazing Bullshit

[@spmoran4703]

Each to their own