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Akio Yashirō

Akio Yashirō (1929-1976)

Nationality: Japanese
Born: September 10, 1929, Tokyo Died: April 9, 1976 (age 46)
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String Quartet

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
5:06 I. Adagio ma non troppo
2:42 II. Prestissimo, un poco misterioso ma scherzando
5:30 III. Andante espressivo
4:31 IV. Allegro giocoso
Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1954-1955 (age 24-26)
1 recording, 4 videos
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5:06
Lotus Quartet
I. Adagio ma non troppo
2:42
Lotus Quartet
II. Prestissimo, un poco misterioso ma scherzando
10:13
Lotus Quartet
III. Andante espressivo
17:57
Lotus Quartet
IV. Allegro giocoso

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glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • 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
  • 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
  • espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
  • giocoso, giocando, con gioco, giojoso—humorous, jocose, merry joking
  • ma—but, however
  • misterioso [I]—mysterious, secretive, enigmatic
  • prestissimo—as fast as possible
  • 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
  • scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
  • 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.
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  • troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much