Chou Wen-chung (1923-2019)
Nationality:
Chinese
|
American
Born: June 29, 1923 Died: October 25, 2019 (age 96)
String Quartet No. 1, Clouds
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 5:30 | I. | Andante con moto | |
| 2:26 | II. | Leggierezza | |
| 6:07 | III. | Larghetto nostalgico | |
| 0:34 | IV. | Presto con fuoco | |
| 7:35 | V. | Andante con moto |
Duration: 32 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1996 (age 72-73)
1 recording,
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5:30
Brentano String Quartet
I.
Andante con moto
2:26
Brentano String Quartet
II.
Leggierezza
6:07
Brentano String Quartet
III.
Larghetto nostalgico
0:34
Brentano String Quartet
IV.
Presto con fuoco
7:35
Brentano String Quartet
V.
Andante con moto
Related Composers
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)
Teacher
Nationality:
Czech
|
Bohemian
Born: December 8, 1890, Polička, Bohemia Died: August 28, 1959, Liestal, Switzerland (age 68)
Tan Dun (born 1957)
Student
Nationality:
Chinese
|
American
Born: August 18, 1957, Changsha (age 67)
glossary
- 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
- con [I,S]—with
- fuoco, con fuoco, avec feu [Fr], mit Feuer [G], feurig [G]—fire, fiery; passionately, burning energy and excitement; impetuously
- larghetto—slow, but a bit faster than largo
- moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
- 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
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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.