String quartet movements with a large-scale structure similar to that of a symphony: Substantial modifications to the typical structure were already achieved in Beethoven's later quartets, and despite some notable examples to the contrary, composers writing in the twentieth century increasingly abandoned this structure. Many other chamber groups can be seen as modifications of the string quartet: Further expansions have also been produced such as the String octet by Mendelssohn. Notably, Schoenberg included a soprano in the last two movements of his second string quartet, composed in 1908. This instrumentation of adding a voice is succeeded by Hindemith , Finzi, Respighi, Ginastera,
Helicopter String Quartet it comes to the music, but I found the movie fascinating, in part because the story has so much ready-made suspense. Any number of things could go wrong in the execution of the quartet, and it’s entertaining to see how the composer and his crew respond to each problem that arises—it’s something of an intellectual action movie.” Helicopter String Quartet Helicopter String Quartet is a 78-minute 1996 Dutch English- and German-language independent underground experimental documentary art film directed by Frank Scheffer. The film, whose producer is Ton van der Lee, documents the preparations and rehearsals in 1995 for the world-premiere