Walter H. Rubsamen Music Library

Composed in 2020, this string quartet is fun and playful, for both the performers and audience to enjoy. Romp! is meant to get people's feet tapping and be a happy distraction. 

In rondo form, Romp! opens with a jaunty melody in the first violin. This rondo theme is interspersed with a wistful waltz, and then later with a hoe-down, and American-West inspired dance. String effects include glissandi and the cello being strummed as a guitar.

The melodies are all original, and are supported by various harmonic structures to give the piece edge and vitality. Romp! builds in momentum to a rousing finish.