They're playing on open strings (the left hand being on the shoulder of their neighbor, but there are tritones in some of the chords, so is there scordatura called for in the score? I thought I heard a G string tuned down to F-sharp and an A string tuned up to B-flat. I wonder if the cakewalk-like rhythm starting up around 6:58 is intended to refer to the cello part in the first movement of Bartók's Fifth String Quartet.
@Bagas it's because of the exaggerated costumes and extreme seriousness on their faces.. as well as the smile on the female leader!
I would like to know more about this piece though - does anyone have any information about it? it's no where to be found online..
nearlyparadise 1 month ago
They're playing on open strings (the left hand being on the shoulder of their neighbor, but there are tritones in some of the chords, so is there scordatura called for in the score? I thought I heard a G string tuned down to F-sharp and an A string tuned up to B-flat. I wonder if the cakewalk-like rhythm starting up around 6:58 is intended to refer to the cello part in the first movement of Bartók's Fifth String Quartet.
Schell77 4 months ago
@Schell77 Yes, scordatura was indeed called for in the score!
hanbin56 4 months ago
I'm sorry, but why the audiences laugh?
Bagas 7 months ago