Ben Johnston: String Quartet No. 8, 3rd movement: melodic structure of the 1st violin and list of intervals used

Table 1: The melody of the first violin is extremely complex and is based on that of the three “scurrying” passages in String Quartet No. 7.Table 2 lists the intervals occurring in the two violins and their frequency.表1：第一小提琴的旋律极为繁复，其旋律源自第七弦乐四重奏（String Quartet No.7）中的三处"疾走"段落。表2列出了两把小提琴中出现的音程及其出现频次。