Variations & Theme

for string quartet. 5’

Video of the above performance

In severals works, such as Lacrimae and Nocturnal, Benjamin Britten pioneered the use of variation form, in which the theme is not heard until the end.
A simple and beautiful idea, which I adopted here. The theme is “The Fields of Athenry.”

Commissioned by The Crowden School in 2018.

Photo credits: Original