String Quartet No. 3
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 7:34 | I. | Moderato sostenuto | |
| 3:16 | II. | Vivace | |
| 5:36 | III. | Moderato - Allegro - Moderato sostenuto - Adagio |
Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)
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7:34
Ambrosia Quartet
I.
Moderato sostenuto
3:16
Ambrosia Quartet
II.
Vivace
5:36
Ambrosia Quartet
III.
Moderato - Allegro - Moderato sostenuto - Adagio
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- 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
- 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
- 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
- sostenuto [I], soutenu [F]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow
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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. - vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro