March, Minuet, and Capriccio : For String Orchestra.

A rather unique and charming string quartet by Benjamin Franklin was discovered in 1945 in the Music Division of the Bibliotheque Nationale (Paris, France). The instrumentation (3 violins and violoncello) was certainly not standard for the eighteenth century, nor were the instructions to retune the open strings on each instrument to provide 16 different pitches. The five-movement dance suite could then be played without left hand fingering! The work has been skillfully adapted to string orchestra by Kenneth Sarch...but without the unusual tuning!

1 score (16 p.); 31 cm.
Edition Number: 20250018
Distributor Number: 20250018