For string quartet


Composed in 1996; revised in 2003


14 minutes


Commissioned by the Kronos Quartet with support from Mrs. Ralph I. Dorfman


Premiere: February 10, 1996, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; Kronos Quartet


The revised version was recorded by Ethel and is included on the CD "Mystery System"; it has also been performed by Koehne-Quartett, Österreichisches Ensemble für Neue Musik, Kamus Quartet, and Del Sol Quartet