Anton Tietz

Anton Tietz (c.1742-1811)

Nationality: German | Austrian | Russian
Born: c.1742, Nuremberg Died: January 6, 1811, St. Petersburg (age 69)
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String Quartet in C major, Trois Quatours, No. 1

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
9:14 I. Allegro
5:52 II. Minuetto
4:21 III. Romance
5:10 IV. Rondo
Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)
Published: 1808 (age 66-67)
1 recording, 4 videos
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9:14
Hoffmeister Quartet
I. Allegro
5:52
Hoffmeister Quartet
II. Minuetto
4:21
Hoffmeister Quartet
III. Romance
5:10
Hoffmeister Quartet
IV. Rondo

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
  • minuet, menuet [F], Menuett [G], menuetto [I], minuetto [I]—A graceful, courtly French dance of the Baroque and Classical period with a triple meter and a moderate tempo.It was introduced at the court of Louis XIV. In classical forms such as the symphony or chamber music, the minuet evolved into the more vigorous scherzo.
  • 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
  • romanza, romanze, romance—a title for a work or movement implying a rather personal, tender, sentimental or amorous tone. Typically, lyrical.
  • rondo—sectional movement form featuring a recurring refrain between contrasting episodes in a variety of plans, a typical one being ABACABA (A is the refrain; B and C are episodes). Often used for finales.
  • 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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