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Anton Webern

Anton Webern (1883-1945)

Nationality: Austrian
Born: December 3, 1883, Vienna Died: September 15, 1945, Mittersill (age 61)
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Sechs Bagatellen [Six Bagatelles] for String Quartet, Op. 9

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
0:34 I. Mässig
0:39 II. Leicht bewegt
0:24 III. Ziemlich fliessend
0:51 IV. Sehr langsam
1:16 V. Äusserst langsam
0:42 VI. Fliessend
Duration: 5 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1913 (age 29-30)
6 recordings, 26 videos
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0:36
Arditti Quartet
I. Mässig
1:51
Arditti Quartet
II. Leicht bewegt
0:25
Arditti Quartet
III. Ziemlich fliessend
0:50
Arditti Quartet
IV. Sehr langsam
1:11
Arditti Quartet
V. Äusserst langsam
0:40
Arditti Quartet
VI. Fliessend
0:35
St. Lawrence String Quartet
I. Mässig
0:31
St. Lawrence String Quartet
II. Leicht bewegt
0:32
St. Lawrence String Quartet
III. Ziemlich fliessend
0:55
St. Lawrence String Quartet
IV. Sehr langsam
1:25
St. Lawrence String Quartet
V. Äusserst langsam
1:15
St. Lawrence String Quartet
VI. Fliessend
0:35
LaSalle Quartet
I. Mässig
0:24
LaSalle Quartet
II. Leicht bewegt
0:23
LaSalle Quartet
III. Ziemlich fliessend
0:46
LaSalle Quartet
IV. Sehr langsam
1:12
LaSalle Quartet
V. Äusserst langsam
0:35
LaSalle Quartet
VI. Fliessend
0:35
Emerson String Quartet
I. Mässig
0:28
Emerson String Quartet
II. Leicht bewegt
0:23
Emerson String Quartet
III. Ziemlich fliessend
0:51
Emerson String Quartet
IV. Sehr langsam
1:14
Emerson String Quartet
V. Äusserst langsam
0:33
Emerson String Quartet
VI. Fliessend
4:13
LaSalle Quartet (complete)
6:24
Feguš Quartet

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glossary

  • bagatelle—a short character piece, typically of a light nature. Meaning "trifle" or "nothing of importance." Used for a variety of short pieces.
  • bewegt [G], mit Bewegung—with motion, animated
  • 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
  • fliessend [G], fließend—flowing, smooth
  • leicht [G]—light, nimble, facile, agile; easy, not difficult
  • mässig [G], mäßig. maessig—moderate, moderately
  • 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
  • sehr [G]—very, much
  • 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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  • ziemlich—rather, quite
  • äusserst [G], äußerst—really, very, extremely, intensely