Tags: Classical Music Composition.
Zugzwang is a musical work by Juan Maria Solare.It is subtitled Fifteen authentic miniatures about the strategy of chess for quartet: violin (or flute) alto Saxophone (or clarinet) double bass (or cello) and piano (or synthesizer). Cologne 29 January – 6 February 1999. [3’15 in length]. Zugzwang is where a player (especially in chess) is forced to make a disadvantageous move because it is their turn. The work is dedicated to the chess grandmaster Lothar Schmid.