Arnold Bax (1883-1953)

Nationality: English

Born: November 8, 1883, Streatham Died: October 3, 1953, Cork (age 69)

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String Quartet No. 3 in F major

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 36 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1936 (age 52-53)

1 recording, 4 videos

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10:17

Maggini String Quartet

I. Allegro

9:17

Maggini String Quartet

II. Poco lento

9:23

Maggini String Quartet

III. Scherzo

7:44

Maggini String Quartet

IV. Allegro

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Nationality: Scottish

Born: July 5, 1917, London Died: October 12, 2012, Prague (age 95)

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
lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
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
scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
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.