Sargent/ Eclipse Quartet - Separation SongsEver wonder what two centuries colliding sounds like? "Separation Songs" is a haunting album length work for two string quartets. It juxtaposes and weaves together an array of 18th century composer William Billings's hymn tunes, altering them via real time generated variations as the piece unfolds. Both quartet parts are performed via overdubbing by the noted new music championing Eclipse Quartet. "The Eclipse [Quartet] is LA's answer to 20th century

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Following the success of his solo recordings

During lockdown he found himself with the time to immerse himself in this music

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Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann tried to popularize them by making versions with piano accompaniment