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Alois Hába

Alois Hába (1893-1973)

Nationality: Czech
Born: June 21, 1893, Vizovice Died: November 28, 1973, Prague (age 80)
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String Quartet No. 2, Op. 7, in Quarter-Tone System

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
Allegro - Lento - Allegro - Scherzo - Largo - Allegro
Duration: 16 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1920 (age 26-27)
2 recordings, 2 videos
16:15
Hába Quartet
14:37
Stamitz Quartet

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Gideon Klein
Gideon Klein (1919-c.1944)
Student
Nationality: Czech | Moravian
Born: December 6, 1919, Přerov, Moravia Died: c.December 31, 1944 (age 25)
Jitka Snížková
Jitka Snížková (1924-1989)
Student
Nationality: Czech
Born: September 14, 1924, Prague Died: May 11, 1989, Prague (age 64)
Marta Jiráčková
Marta Jiráčková (born 1932)
Student
Nationality: Czech
Born: March 22, 1932, Kladno (age 92)
Richard Stöhr
Richard Stöhr (1874-1967)
Teacher
Nationality: Austrian
Born: June 11, 1874, Vienna Died: December 11, 1967, Montpelier, VT (age 93)
Karel Hába
Karel Hába (1898-1972)
brother
Nationality: Czech
Born: May 21, 1898, Vizovice Died: November 21, 1972, Prague (age 74)

glossary

  • 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
  • largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
  • lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
  • 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
  • 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], 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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