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String Quartet No. 17 in C major
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 7:51 | I. | Adagio - Allegro | |
| 5:27 | II. | Introduction and Serenade | |
| 4:55 | III. | Finale. Allegretto |
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1938 (age 68-69)
1 recording,
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7:51
Dominion Quartet
I.
Adagio - Allegro
5:27
Dominion Quartet
II.
Introduction and Serenade
4:55
Dominion Quartet
III.
Finale. Allegretto
Related Composers
Mirrie Hill (1889-1986)
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Nationality:
Australian
Born: December 1, 1889, Randwick Died: May 1, 1986 (age 96)
Gustav Schreck (1849-1918)
Teacher
Nationality:
German
Born: September 8, 1849, Zeulenroda Died: January 22, 1918, Leipzig (age 68)
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
- Harp Trio, Trio for flute, viola, and harp—a standard chamber music ensemble or work for that ensemble first popularlized by Claude Debussy's Sonata for flute, viola, and harp. With its unique and compelling timbre, texture, and "atmosphere", the "harp trio" ensemble is a uniquely 20th-century creation more or less coinciding with the technical perfection of the modern chromatic pedal harp around the turn of the century. Explore the harp trio | 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
- serenade, serenada, serenata [I], sérénade [F]—A suite of movements like a divertimento with similar connotations of lightheartedness, pleasure and relative calm with an emphasis on lyricism and often beginning with a march. Historically evokes the evening, outdoors, an honorific or amorous tribute, especially from a suitor to a lover in a window or balcony. The word serenade has its Latin origins the Latin word for "calm" or serene. wiki
- string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—ensemble or a work 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 | wiki