Robert Paterson, the composer, was born in 1970 and raised in Buffalo, New York, by a sculptor father and a painter mother.
Compositional Technique
In String Quartet No. 2, Robert Paterson employs a technique called pitch phasing or phase modulation, where instruments gradually modulate notes or phrases by microtonal increments.
Composer Biography
Robert Paterson founded the American Modern Ensemble (AME) in 2005 to spotlight contemporary music and co-founded the Mostly Modern Festival (MMF) in 2018.
Compositional Technique
Robert Paterson's String Quartet No. 1 uses small amounts of material interchangeably between its four movements, with material from earlier movements reappearing in later ones.
Performer Biography
The Indianapolis Quartet, founded in 2016, serves as quartet-in-residence at the University of Indianapolis.
Instruments
Zachary DePue, violinist of The Indianapolis Quartet, performs on a violin made by Giuseppe Rocca of Turin, Italy, in 1846.
Compositional Technique
String Quartet No. 3 by Robert Paterson explores 'other voices' literally or figuratively, such as mimicking stuttering, auction chants, or the sounds of electronic effects pedals.
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