{"id":1905,"date":"2018-12-13T20:04:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T20:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=1905"},"modified":"2018-12-13T20:04:20","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T20:04:20","slug":"arachnophonia-hollywood-string-quartet-kodaly-smetana-dvorak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2018\/12\/arachnophonia-hollywood-string-quartet-kodaly-smetana-dvorak\/","title":{"rendered":"Arachnophonia: Hollywood String Quartet “Kod\u00e1ly, Smetana, Dvo\u0159\u00e1k”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note:<\/strong> Arachnophonia<\/a> is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the Parsons Music Library<\/a>\u2018s collection.<\/p>\n

All links included in these posts will take you to either the library catalog record for the item in question<\/a> or to additional relevant<\/a> information from<\/a> around the web<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s installment of Arachnophonia<\/a> is by student worker Madeline (class of 2019) and features the Hollywood String Quartet’s 1958 recording of works by<\/a> Zolt\u00e1n Kod\u00e1ly<\/a>, Bed\u0159ich Smetana<\/a> and Anton\u00edn Dvo\u0159\u00e1k<\/a>. Thanks, Madeline!<\/em><\/p>\n

Hollywood String Quartet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kod\u00e1ly * Smetana * Dvo\u0159\u00e1k<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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This CD is perfect for those who enjoy string instruments and\/or Central European music<\/a>. Kod\u00e1ly<\/a> is Hungarian, while both Smetana<\/a> and Dvo\u0159\u00e1k<\/a> are Czech. All three of the works have an overall lively and lighthearted sound. It is intricate enough to serve as training for active listening, but also pleasing to listen to in your free time. <\/p>\n

Of particular interest is the last piece, String Quartet No. 12, “American”<\/a> by Dvo\u0159\u00e1k, which was written during his time in the United States. His works during this time were greatly influenced by both Native American folk music and contemporary works of African Americans and other immigrants. His most famous piece, Symphony No. 9, From the New World<\/a><\/em> was written during this period. The musicians of this recording, the Hollywood String Quartet<\/a>, are considered to be the first American based classical group to have an international reputation. They accompanied pop singers in the mid-1900s, most notably<\/a> Frank Sinatra<\/a>. Fans of older movies may also recognize their work in cinema. Before HSQ was formed, many of the members provided the orchestral soundtrack for early 1900s Hollywood movies, hence the name of the group.<\/p>\n

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