Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)
Nationality:
Czech
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Bohemian
Born: December 8, 1890, Polička, Bohemia Died: August 28, 1959, Liestal, Switzerland (age 68)
String Quartet No. 7, H. 314, Concerto de camera
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 7:18 | I. | Poco allegro | |
| 6:41 | II. | Andante | |
| 5:17 | III. | Allegro vivo |
Duration: 22 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1947 (age 56-57)
4 recordings,
9 videos
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21:28
Stamitz Quartet (complete)
7:24
Panocha Quartet
I.
Poco allegro
8:32
Panocha Quartet
II.
Andante
6:03
Panocha Quartet
III.
Allegro vivo
7:12
Stamitz Quartet
I.
Poco allegro
8:00
Stamitz Quartet
II.
Andante
6:11
Stamitz Quartet
III.
Allegro vivo
3:30
Škampa Quartet
II.
Andante
3:38
Škampa Quartet
III.
Allegro vivo
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- 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
- concerto [I]—work for an ensemble featuring one or more soloists in a prominent role
- 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
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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. - vivo—lively, intense