M. Goddard: Flower Festival: Quatuor à Cordes

'Hollyhocks is followed by a suitably lively and angular Deadly Nightshade (though alternative names are welcomed, one example being Mother-in-law's Tongue), and there is a delightful use of alternating 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures to represent French Marigolds which achieves a suitably continantal flavour. Last is Canterbury Bells, a fun and jazzy movement which would also work well on its own...'. Music Teacher Magazine.

Grade: 5 - 6