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Betsy Jolas (born 1926)

Nationality: French

Born: August 5, 1926, Paris (age 100)

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Quatuor VIII, Topeng

(for string quartet)

Duration: 14 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 2019 (age 92-93)

Teacher

Nationality: French

Born: December 10, 1908, Avignon Died: April 27, 1992, Paris (age 83)

Teacher

Nationality: French

Born: September 4, 1892, Marseilles Died: June 22, 1974, Geneva (age 81)

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
string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—ensemble or a work 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 | wiki