Carl Stamitz (1745-1801)

Nationality: Bohemian | Czech | German

Baptized: May 8, 1745, Mannheim Died: November 9, 1801, Jena (age 56)

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Quatour concertante in D major, Op. 12, No. 4

(for violin, 2 violas and cello)

		I.	Allegro assai
		II.	Andante
		III.	Presto

Published: 1774 (age 28-29)

Related Composers

Johann Stamitz (1717-1757)

Father

Nationality: Bohemian | Czech

Baptized: June 19, 1717, Německý Brod Burried: March 30, 1757, Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate (age 39)

Anton Stamitz (1750-1809)

brother

Nationality: Bohemian | Czech | German

Baptized: November 27, 1750, Německý Brod Died: 1809, Paris or Versailles (age 58 or 59)

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
assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
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
concertante [I], concertant, concertans—in the manner of a concerto, e.g. individual instruments within the ensemble enjoy featured solos; playing against each other with brilliant display
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
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