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Barcarolle for Piano Quartet in F major, Op. 108
(for violin, viola, cello and piano)
| Allegretto molto moderato |
Duration: 9 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1898 (age 62-63)
Dedication: Originally for for violin, cello, piano and organ
1 recording,
1 videos
9:09
Cristina Ortiz, Fine Arts Quartet
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glossary
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- barcarole, barcarrole, barcarola, barcaruola, barcarolla—a song associated with boats and boating especially the Italian gondolieri typically in a "rolling" 6/8 time. wiki
- 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
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- molto [It]—very much
- 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
- piano quartet, Klavierquartett [G], Quatuor avec piano [F]—An ensemble (or work) comprising violin, viola, cello, and piano. Most of the great Classical and Romantic composers produced one or more works for this combination, many of which are masterworks. Explore the piano quartet | 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
- transcription, transcribe—To re-score a work for an ensemble of instruments different from the original version. Typical examples include orchestrating piano or chamber works and visa versa. Within the realm of chamber music, a work for winds might be transcribed for strings, a symphony into a string quartet, a trio featuring a clarinet substituting a viola. One interesting question is: who made the transcription, the original composer? One interesting effect is that the transcription may become favored over the original. One of the most curious transcriptions in all of chamber music is Schoenberg's "Verklärte Nacht", transcribed from string sextet to piano trio with amazing success by one of his students.