Carl Czerny (1791-1857)

Nationality: Austrian

Born: February 21, 1791, Vienna Died: July 15, 1857, Vienna (age 66)

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String Quartet in a minor

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

10:07	I.	Allegro espressivo ma animato
5:14	II.	Andante espressivo
5:24	III.	Scherzo. Vivace
8:04	IV.	Finale. Quasi presto

Duration: 29 minutes (approximately)

1 recording, 4 videos

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10:07

Sheridan Ensemble

I. Allegro espressivo ma animato

5:14

Sheridan Ensemble

II. Andante espressivo

5:24

Sheridan Ensemble

III. Scherzo. Vivace

8:04

Sheridan Ensemble

IV. Finale. Quasi presto

Teacher

Nationality: German

Baptized: December 17, 1770, Bonn Died: March 26, 1827, Vienna (age 56)

Teacher

Nationality: Austrian

Born: November 14, 1778, Pressburg (now Bratislava) Died: October 17, 1837, Weimar (age 58)

Teacher

Nationality: Italian | English

Born: January 23, 1752, Rome Died: March 10, 1832, Evesham, England (age 80)

Student

Nationality: Hungarian

Born: October 22, 1811, Raiding Died: July 31, 1886, Bayreuth (age 74)

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
animato, animé [Fr]—lively; 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
espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
ma—but, however
presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
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
quasi—almost, almost like, as if
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.
vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro