Anton Webern (1883-1945)
Nationality:
Austrian
Born: December 3, 1883, Vienna Died: September 15, 1945, Mittersill (age 61)
Quintet (for piano and string quartet), M. 118
(for 2 violins, viola, cello and piano)
| Mäßig |
Duration: 13 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1907 (age 23-24)
Published:
1953
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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
- mässig [G], mäßig. maessig—moderate, moderately
- quintet, quintette [F], quintett [G], quintetto [I]—an ensemble / work for 5 players, the typical examples being string quintet (with second viola or cello), piano quintet or woodwind quintet
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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.