Alfred Hill

Alfred Hill (1869-1960)

Nationality: Australian
Born: December 16, 1869, Melbourne Died: October 30, 1960, Sydney (age 90)
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String Quartet No. 3 in a minor, The Carnival

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
I. In the Streets
II. Andantino
III. Scherzo
IV. Finale
Duration: 20 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1912 (age 42-43)

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Nationality: Australian
Born: December 1, 1889, Randwick Died: May 1, 1986 (age 96)

glossary

  • andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
  • 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
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
  • 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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