| Lyric Suite | |
|---|---|
| String quartet by Alban Berg | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:WP_Alban_Berg.jpg) Sketch of Alban Berg by Emil Stumpp (1927) | |
| Composed | 1925–26 |
| Dedication | Alexander von Zemlinsky |
| Movements | Six |
The Lyric Suite is a six-movement work for string quartet written by Alban Berg between 1925 and 1926 using methods derived from Arnold Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique. Though publicly dedicated to Alexander von Zemlinsky (from whose Lyric Symphony it quotes), the work has been shown to possess a "secret dedication" and to outline a "secret programme".[1]
Berg arranged three of the "pieces" (movements) for string orchestra in 1928.
- ^ Perle 1977a, [page needed].