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Carl Ditters

Carl Ditters (1739-1799)

Nationality: Austrian
Born: November 2, 1739, Vienna Died: October 24, 1799, Neuhof, Bohemia (age 59)
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String Quartet No. 6 in A major, k196

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
5:17 I. Moderato
4:52 II. Menuetto. Larghetto
5:05 III. Finale. Presto
Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)
Composed: (?) 1789 (age 49-50)
Published: 1789 (age 49-50)
2 recordings, 4 videos
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5:05
Gewandhaus Quartet
I. Moderato
4:46
Gewandhaus Quartet
II. Menuetto. Larghetto
5:10
Gewandhaus Quartet
III. Finale. Presto
18:29
Kubin Quartet Ostrava

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Johann Baptist Vaňhal
Johann Baptist Vaňhal (1739-1813)
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Nationality: Czech | Bohemian
Born: May 12, 1739, Nechanice Died: August 20, 1813, Vienna (age 74)

glossary

  • 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
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • larghetto—slow, but a bit faster than largo
  • minuet, menuet [F], Menuett [G], menuetto [I], minuetto [I]—A graceful, courtly French dance of the Baroque and Classical period with a triple meter and a moderate tempo.It was introduced at the court of Louis XIV. In classical forms such as the symphony or chamber music, the minuet evolved into the more vigorous scherzo.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
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