Alexis de Castillon (1838-1873)

Nationality: French

Born: December 13, 1838, Chartres Died: March 5, 1873, Paris (age 34)

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String Quartet No. 1 in a minor, Op. 3

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

11:40	I.	Allegro
15:48	II.	Adagio molto lento - Allegro scherzando
6:06	III.	Molto grave - Fugue. Molto allegro

Duration: 32 minutes (approximately)

Published: 1867 (age 28-29)

Dedication: à Monsieur H. Poëncet

1 recording, 3 videos

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11:40

Quatuor de Chartres

I. Allegro

15:48

Quatuor de Chartres

II. Adagio molto lento - Allegro scherzando

6:06

Quatuor de Chartres

III. Molto grave - Fugue. Molto allegro

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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.
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
fugue, fuga, fuge [G], fuguette, fugen [G,pl]—a contrapuntal procedure (form) involving a musical subject (theme) that is successively imitated by multiple overlapping voices. There is a vast canon of rules (concepts) for creating elaborate and diverse fugues with an infinite variety of character based on fairly specific parameters. Fugues (or partial fugato) are found throughout classical music from the late Renaissance to the present.
grave [I], gravement [F]—Solemn, serious, slow, ponderous
lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
molto [It]—very much
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
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.
Explore the string quartet.