Ahmed Saygun

Ahmed Saygun (1907-1991)

Nationality: Turkish
Born: September 7, 1907, Izmir Died: January 6, 1991, Istanbul (age 83)
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String Quartet No. 1, Op. 27

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
8:05 I. Allegro moderato
10:53 II. Adagio
3:12 III. Allegretto
7:22 IV. Grave - Allegro
Duration: 29 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1947 (age 39-40)
3 recordings, 11 videos
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7:52
Anatolian String Quartet
I. Allegro moderato
12:02
Anatolian String Quartet
II. Adagio
2:57
Anatolian String Quartet
III. Allegretto
7:04
Anatolian String Quartet
IV. Grave - Allegro
8:01
String Quartet BMA (Baku)
(part 1 of 3)
8:24
String Quartet BMA (Baku)
(part 2 of 3)
10:00
String Quartet BMA (Baku)
(part 3 of 3)
8:18
Emily Carr String Quartet
I. Allegro moderato
9:43
Emily Carr String Quartet
II. Adagio
3:27
Emily Carr String Quartet
III. Allegretto
7:39
Emily Carr String Quartet
IV. Grave - Allegro

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Student
Nationality: Turkish
Born: 1934, Artvin Died: November 27, 2016 (age 82)
Béla Bartók
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
colleague
Nationality: Hungarian
Born: March 25, 1881, Nagyszentmiklós, Hungary Died: September 26, 1945, New York City, NY (age 64)

glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
  • 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
  • grave [I], gravement [F]—Solemn, serious, slow, ponderous
  • 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
  • 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.
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