NSM releases "Russian Tableaux", composed by Lydia Kakabadse for String Quartet

SOMERVILLE, Mass. - Sept. 28, 2017 - PRLog -- Noteworthy Sheet Music, LLC (NSM) is an online sheet music publishing enterprise with a catalog of >150 editions, most of which are unavailable from other sources.  NSM specializes in, but is not limited to, sheet music for flute and alto flute.  They offer original contemporary works by distinguished American composers, facsimile editions of rare historical scores, and unique transcriptions of pieces from the classical repertoire.  Selected NSM publications are offered as professionally-printed hard copy versions, and most of NSM's catalog listings are available as convenient pdf downloads from the NSM website.  Visit www.NoteworthySheetMusic.com for additional information about the new release mentioned below and other NSM editions.  New sheet music selections are uploaded often, along with preview pages, contributing composer biographies, useful links, reviews and articles.

British composer Lydia Kakabadse "is a phenomenon and a virtual reincarnation of an earlier music master and her music is impressively singular" (Gapplegate Classical Modern Music).  Lydia lives in the UK and writes mainly chamber and choral music. Her works include string quartets, string duet, songs, musical dramas, a cantata, a concert requiem Mass and choral works for mixed choir, male voices and children's choir. A "very gifted and accessible composer" with "a mastery of counterpoint and a richness of ideas" (Music Web International), Lydia's works have been released on CD under the Naxos and Divine Art labels.  Her unique compositional style - "brilliant in respect of writing and musical ideas" (Jazz & Tzaz) - features the double harmonic scale (also known as the Arabic scale) and combines open triads and Gothic features with Middle Eastern traits and rich melody. An avid Latin enthusiast and greatly inspired by Mediaeval music, Lydia has written her own texts in Latin for her choral works and also adapted sacred Latin texts.  She also draws inspiration from Greek & Russian Orthodox liturgical traditions, Middle Eastern music and poets of the Romantic era.

Noteworthy Sheet Music has just published Ms. Kakabadse's piece for string quartet (violin, viola, cello, and double bass) titled Russian Tableaux, which displays such distinctive Russian traits as rich melody and texture, an abundance of colour, low register strings and strong bass.  The work has three movements: "Mother Volga" features staggered entrances by the strings, each representing a tributary that flows into the river Volga; "1917" depicts the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, and is characterized by the use of the minor key and a melancholy tone; and, "Dance of the Matryoshka Dolls" alternates between a fast, exuberant theme representative of the smaller dolls and the heavier, plodding dance of the larger dolls.

The NSM website listing for Russian Tableaux (https://www.noteworthysheetmusic.com/score-descriptions/46-strings/548-kakabadse-russian-tableaux-string-quartet) provides detailed program notes written by the composer about the work, as well as links to the composer's own website, audio samples of the piece from the composer's Naxos CD, and additional biographical information on Lydia Kakabadse (https://www.noteworthysheetmusic.com/about-us/composer-bios/547-kakabadse-lydia. Russian Tableaux is a beautiful, moving work that will be thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated by performing musicians and audiences alike.  Noteworthy Sheet Music's high-quality Russian Tableaux sheet music edition is available as a convenient PDF download from the NSM website.