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Alfred Hill

Alfred Hill (1869-1960)

Nationality: Australian
Born: December 16, 1869, Melbourne Died: October 30, 1960, Sydney (age 90)
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20th Century

String Quartet No. 8 in A major

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
6:31 I. Allegro deciso - Andante
2:15 II. Intermezzo
5:15 III. Andante
6:18 IV. Finale. Allegro
Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1934 (age 64-65)
20th Century
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Dominion Quartet
I. Allegro deciso - Andante
2:48
Dominion Quartet
II. Intermezzo
4:17
Dominion Quartet
III. Andante
3:48
Dominion Quartet
IV. Finale. Allegro

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Mirrie Hill
Mirrie Hill (1889-1986)
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Nationality: Australian
Born: December 1, 1889, Randwick Died: May 1, 1986 (age 96)
Gustav Schreck
Gustav Schreck (1849-1918)
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Nationality: German
Born: September 8, 1849, Zeulenroda Died: January 22, 1918, Leipzig (age 68)

glossary

  • 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
  • deciso [It]—decisive, bold, forceful
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • intermezzo, intermedio [S], intermède [F], interlude, Entr'acte—music that is "inserted" (or "interpolated) between two musical entities of greater importance (e.g. movements, acts, verses, etc.). Often suggests music of a lighter character, entertaining contrast or even improvisation.
  • 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
  • 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