▁establish ments ▁in ▁Finland ▁Category : Sum mer ▁events ▁in ▁Finland <0x0A> </s> ▁Str ings ongs ▁is ▁a ▁composition ▁for ▁string ▁quart et ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁composer ▁Mer ed ith ▁Mon k . ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁K ron os ▁Quart et ▁who ▁premier ed ▁the ▁piece ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁the ▁Barb ican ▁Centre , ▁London . ▁ ▁Com position ▁Str ings ongs ▁was ▁Mon k ' s ▁first ▁composition ▁for ▁string ▁quart et . ▁ ▁She ▁described ▁her ▁insp iration ▁and ▁the ▁composition ▁process ▁in ▁the ▁score ▁program ▁notes , ▁writing : ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁The ▁work ▁has ▁a ▁duration ▁of ▁roughly ▁ 1 8 ▁minutes ▁and ▁is ▁composed ▁in ▁four ▁movements : ▁Cl iff ▁Light ▁T end r ils ▁Ob s id ian ▁Chor ale ▁Ph antom ▁Str ings ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Review ing ▁the ▁world ▁premi ere , ▁Tom ▁Service ▁of ▁The ▁Guardian ▁pra ised ▁Str ings ongs , ▁writing , ▁"[ Mon k ' s ] ▁music ▁sid este ps ▁traditional ▁string ▁quart et ▁forms ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁work ▁of ▁myster ious , ▁myth ic ▁power ." ▁ ▁Nad ia ▁S iro ta ▁of ▁W Q X R - FM ▁similarly ▁la ud ed , ▁" Her ▁first ▁string ▁quart et , ▁the ▁piece ▁expl ores ▁texture ▁and ▁raw ▁em otion ▁that ▁ach ieves ▁maximum ▁impact ▁with ▁minimum ▁components ." ▁ ▁The ▁music ▁critic ▁George ▁Hall ▁was ▁more ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁music , ▁however , ▁calling