About the Music

The Quartet Project will be divided into six books, each corresponding

to a level of difficulty. The first volume will be for beginners, suitable for

players at roughly the level of Suzuki Book 2. From there, the quartets

will gradually increase in difficulty. Volume six will be roughly equivalent

in difficulty to a Mendelssohn or early Beethoven quartet.

Each of the six volumes will contain approximately 25 minutes of

music, divided into two types of pieces: miniatures and full-length

performance quartets. The miniatures are typically less than a minute long and focus on a particular aspect of

ensemble playing. The full-length quartets will use the materials covered in the miniatures to create multi-

movement string quartets suitable for performance.

Volumes 1, 2, and 3 will include an optional third violin part, which can be used in place of a viola. When complete,

the Quartet Project will encompass approximately 2 ½ hours of new music for string quartet.

Geoffrey Hudson has written more than 100 miniatures already. Click here to listen to selections from the Quartet

Project. Click here to download sample scores and parts. Click here to read about his inspiration for the Quartet

Project.