Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991)
Nationality:
Polish
Born: September 24, 1914, Warsaw Died: October 27, 1991, Twickenham (age 77)
String Quartet No. 1
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1976 (age 61-62)
2 recordings,
2 videos
17:57
Silesian String Quartet
19:25
Tippett Quartet
Related Composers
Roxanna Panufnik (born 1968)
daughter
Nationality:
English
|
Polish
Born: April 24, 1968, London (age 55)
glossary
- 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
- 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
- rallentando [I]—slowing down, becoming slower
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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.
Explore the string quartet.