The homogeneous sound of the four string instruments enhances compositional subtleties and allows for sublime sound effects. The intimate nature of the quartet form evokes an atmosphere of concentration, whereas the limited expressive means presented by the four instruments and the classical quartet form encourage composers to penetrate into the inside of sound and into the depth of formal structure. This seems to be Zbigniew Bujarski’s natural environment with respect to both form and sound. He wrote 4 string quartets with suggestive titles: For the Opening of the House (1980), For Advent (1984), For Easter (1989), For the Autumn (2001). In the context of the performance of that last quartet at the 2002 International Music Days of Cracow Composers, Bujarski commented: