SQ666

 I have always said that I am inspired by every genre from metal to Mozart. String Quartet No. 666 combines exactly those two things; it is a heavy metal string quartet, composed entirely using metal composition techniques. It contains three riffs, inspired by the Swedish metal band, Meshuggah, and makes use of rhythmic processes outlined by theorists Gregory R. McCandless and Guy Capuzzo. In addition, I played with applying timbral shifts, largely inspired by the work of theorist, Megan Lavengood. As I have studied metal music more and more, I have grown to love and appreciate the incredible musicianship and compositional intellect that so many extreme metal bands exhibit. In short, I hope SQ666 inspires you all to become “metalheads,” but, most importantly, I hope you enjoy listening to this piece as much as I enjoyed writing it!