ideas for a quartet piece?

[CrisJoaquim]

I'm in a guitar quartet this semester of college as I was last semester and I've been trying to find some nice quartet pieces over the weekend preferably with sheet music readily available. The previous semesters we've played albeniz pieces, piazzolla, tarantella, malaguena and this time I've been looking for something a little more modern and just something a little different in general so I'd like to see what recommendations people here would have, if you can point me to where I can find the sheet music or purchase it that would be a plus as I definitely do need the music for us.

So far I've found one piece that I'd love to play which is "Samba de viento" by Shigeru Matsuoka, although the big issue I've had is that I cannot find the music, the only way to get it seems to be to order it from japan but that may take too long to arrive. Learning by ear isn't really viable although I'm completely open to putting in the time to learn it by ear, my partners have far more busy schedules than I do to be able to do so by the time we have to perform.

I'd really appreciate any suggestions, done a fair bit of my own research but I want to see all of the options I have before we choose a piece.

[chien buggle]

I'd recommend checking out the Dublin guitar quartets albums for a bit of inspiration. They are bitchin

[Sebastian]

El Amor Brujo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfmEg4aH53s

[Luis_Br]

Brouwer - paisaje cubano con lluvia.

[Mollbarre]

Thanks for the links!

OT: Is the 1st guitarist of the the LA Quartet holding his instrument really high and resting his face on it?

[Lovemyguitar]

...Is the 1st guitarist of the the LA Quartet holding his instrument really high and resting his face on it?

That is Scott Tennant. He had a spine/disc/nerve injury that resulted in his changing his playing position due to nerve pain. He talks about it in Part 3 of an interview in the link below:

http://www.classicalguitar.org/intervie ... t-tennant/

[CathyCate]

If you have not yet done so, I suggest consulting with your college librarian right away.
The world is yours thanks to inter-library loans! You will be able to browse the holdings of many collections and find the pieces of your dreams for nominal fees if any. All the best!

[malc laney]

there are writers on this forum who could write a bespoke piece for you!

[Mollbarre]

...Is the 1st guitarist of the the LA Quartet holding his instrument really high and resting his face on it?

That is Scott Tennant. He had a spine/disc/nerve injury that resulted in his changing his playing position due to nerve pain. He talks about it in Part 3 of an interview in the link below:

http://www.classicalguitar.org/intervie ... t-tennant/

Thank you!

[tcrist]

Allen Brings composed a nice quartet called Digressions. We played it about 15 years ago. It's heavy, difficult, but enjoyable. Might go good on a program with lighter pieces. Good composer!

[Sebastian]

Thanks for the links!

OT: Is the 1st guitarist of the the LA Quartet holding his instrument really high and resting his face on it?

I've watched Tennant play Campanas al Alba before on YouTube and if I recall correctly he had his guitar quite rised.
Although in Pumping Nylon video series he holds the guitar at a "normal" height:


I think the video series was recorded or at least released in 1997, though.

[hectoring]

I'm partial to Lotus Eaters by Andrew York. There's recordings of the LAGQ (and a few others) playing it on Youtube.

[theknowle]

Alfonsina y el mar, Ariel Ramirez arranged for 4 guitars by the genius who was Roland Dyens.

[ThomasW]

Speaking of Roland Dyens, I recommend that you try out "Tunis" - it is really a fantastic piece