Nuneasca (Godparents’ Dance) (string quartet)

Title: Nuneasca (Godparents’ Dance)

Composer: traditional Jewish/Moravian dance tune, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Violin 1; Violin 2; Viola; Cello

Printout: 4 pages

Note: Driven by syncopated rhythms and running sixteenth notes and enlivened by mixolydian harmonies, this energetic dance tune races to a flurry, then modulates up a half-step and picks up the tempo. It ends with another modulation and a fun, frenzied accelerando.