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Variations for sting quartet on the karaim folk song ALLEF BINHA by Abraham Kefeli (1994) from CD Album (2CDs): Abraham Kefeli. Musical compositions The basis of the «Variations» is the national Crimean karaim song, «Allef Binha»: After the brief introduction, the original national theme is announced in each of the 4 string instruments of the Quartet. Different motifs from the original melody appear in each variation; for example, the motifs in measures 2 and 5 of the original melody are transformed in variation C as follows: Variation E uses the motif of measure 7: The lyrical culmination appears in variation L: The final measures of this variation are a mournful march; each of the 4 parts reflects the melodic and modal qualities of the theme, and all fit together harmoniously. http://www.ebay.com/sch/abrahamk72/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
