Anton Tietz (c.1742-1811)

Nationality: German | Austrian | Russian

Born: c.1742, Nuremberg Died: January 6, 1811, St. Petersburg (age 69)

wikipedia | imslp

String Quartet in E-flat major, Trois Quatours, No. 3

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 22 minutes (approximately)

Published: 1808 (age 66-67)

1 recording, 4 videos

autoopen autoplay

9:25

Hoffmeister Quartet

I. Allegro

4:07

Hoffmeister Quartet

II. Allegretto

4:44

Hoffmeister Quartet

III. Romance

3:21

Hoffmeister Quartet

IV. Rondo. Allegro

allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
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
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.
Explore the string quartet.