Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Nationality:
American
Born: November 14, 1900, Brooklyn Died: December 2, 1990, North Tarrytown (age 90)
2 Pieces for String Quartet
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 4:58 | I. | Lento molto, tranquillo legato | |
| 3:42 | II. | Rondino. Allegro moderato |
Duration: 9 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1923-1928 (age 22-28)
4 recordings,
7 videos
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8:20
Dorian Quartet
4:48
Music from Copland House
I.
Lento molto, tranquillo legato
3:42
Music from Copland House
II.
Rondino. Allegro moderato
4:36
Lark Quartet
I.
Lento molto, tranquillo legato
3:50
Lark Quartet
II.
Rondino. Allegro moderato
5:30
Ciompi Quartet
I.
Lento molto, tranquillo legato
3:35
Ciompi Quartet
II.
Rondino. Allegro moderato
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- legato [I]—smooth, connected, slurred, bound together
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- molto [It]—very much
- piece, pièce [F], stück [G], stücke [pl], pezzo [I], pezzi[pl]—a single-movement, self-sufficient musical work. Often used for short, individual works in a set or simply to indicate brevity without a titular suggestion of form or character.Chiefly contrasted with the term "movement", a piece which is an integral part of a larger whole without which it would be incomplete.
- quartet, quatuor [F], quartett [G], quartetto [I], cuarteto [S]—ensemble or work for four players the most important examples being the string quartet and the piano quartet
- rondino [I]—a little rondo
- rondo—sectional movement form featuring a recurring refrain between contrasting episodes in a variety of plans, a typical one being ABACABA (A is the refrain; B and C are episodes). Often used for finales.
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string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S]—an ensemble as well as music written for that ensemble comprising 2 violins, viola and cello. This is one of the essential genres / forms / ensembles of chamber music and arguably a critical "core" of "classical" music.
Explore the string quartet. - tranquillo [It], tranquille [F], tranquillement—tranquil, peaceful, soft