Bartok Assistance Needed

[impulsereader]

I am writing a fic in which I have Sherlock taking part in the performance of the Bartok quartets over a series of evenings. I am doing my homework with listening guides - Carnegie Hall etc. - but am curious if there are any musicians reading this who would be willing to help me brainstorm as I am trying to translate this powerful music to the

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[pargoletta]

Hi there! I'm an ethnomusicologist (so was Bartók), and while the violin isn't my primary instrument, I do play it a little (I'm better on the gaohu, which is a Chinese spike fiddle). I enjoy Bartók's music, had an undergraduate advisor who was a scholar of Bartók, took a (very interesting and somewhat radically designed) graduate seminar on Bartók, the paper from which was accepted at a conference in Canada.

Can I help?

[impulsereader]

I am fairly certain you are over qualified, especially as you've managed the accent over the o

[pargoletta]

Okay, first question for you: Do you read music? If so, get yourself a copy of the scores (library, or at least the first one is available for download here, probably the others as well), and read along while listening. That's one of the best ways to really figure out how music like that works together. You'll be able to see how and where the parts interact

[impulsereader]

You don't think I'm completely crazy - thank you