Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004)

Nationality: American

Born: June 14, 1932, New York City or Winston-Salem, North Carolina Died: March 9, 2004, Chicago (age 71)

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String Quartet No. 1, Calvary

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 12 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1956 (age 23-24)

1 recording, 1 videos

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Cyrus Beroukhim, violin, Philip Payton, violin, William Frampton, viola, Alberto Parrini, cello

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
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
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
rondo—sectional movement form featuring a recurring refrain between contrasting episodes in a variety of plans, a typical one being ABACABA (A is the refrain; B and C are episodes). Often used for finales.
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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vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro