How Shostakovich Wrote His String Quartet No. 8, Part 1: Movement 1 (Composition Analysis)

This is the first video of my new "How They Wrote" series! I'll be taking a look at some of the things that developing composers can learn from various scores in the repertoire and walking through those in each video.

I realize that some of the commentary is a little long-winded in this first one, I'm still getting the hang of how much I need to say about each item and what the best way to convey it is, but hopefully it is still helpful nonetheless!

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This recording is of a performance of this piece by the Altius Quartet.