String Quartet No. 3
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 4:06 | I. | Molto allegro - Lento - Molto allegro | |
| 7:20 | II. | Lento doleroso - Sostenuto - Teneramente | |
| 4:41 | III. | Presto ritmico - Andante - Lento - Tempo di primo |
Duration: 15 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
2005 (age 50-51)
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4:06
Fejes Quartet
I.
Molto allegro - Lento - Molto allegro
7:20
Fejes Quartet
II.
Lento doleroso - Sostenuto - Teneramente
4:41
Fejes Quartet
III.
Presto ritmico - Andante - Lento - Tempo di primo
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
- 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
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- molto [It]—very much
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- prima [I], primo—first; often used to designate a part or a return the "first" part as in "come prima", i.e. "like the first part" or "like the beginning"
- quartet, quatuor [F], quartett [G], quartetto [I]—ensemble or work for four players the most important examples being the string quartet and the piano quartet
- ritmato, ritmico, ritmo, ritmado—rhythm, strict rhythm, rhythmic
- sostenuto [I], soutenu [F]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow
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string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I]—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. - tempo, tempi [pl]—speed or pace at which music progresses. Traditional classic music typically uses standard Italian words to designate the tempo, e.g. Allegro or adagio. Metronome markings provide precise numerical speeds. Tempo selection during performance is a complex artistic choice informed by composer's markings, performance tradition, technical limitations and interpretation.
- teneramente [I], tenero, con tenerezza, tendrement [F], tendre—tenderly, lovingly, gently