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Adalbert Gyrowetz

Adalbert Gyrowetz (1763-1850)

Nationality: Bohemian | Czech
Born: February 20, 1763, Česke Budějovice Died: March 19, 1850, Vienna (age 87)
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String Quartet in c minor, Op. 42, No. 3

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
10:10 I. Allegro moderato
5:40 II. Andante
3:45 III. Allegro assai
Duration: 20 minutes (approximately)
Published: c. 1802 (age 38-39)
1 recording, 3 videos
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10:10
Quartetto Oceano
I. Allegro moderato
5:40
Quartetto Oceano
II. Andante
3:45
Quartetto Oceano
III. Allegro assai

Related Composers

1800 Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Josef Mysliveček (1737-1781) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Adalbert Gyrowetz (1763-1850) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

glossary

  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
  • assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
  • 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
  • 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
  • opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
  • 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
  • string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—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.