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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)
String Quartet No. 1, Calvary
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 5:51 | I. | Allegro | |
| 4:56 | II. | Adagio | |
| 6:09 | III. | Rondo. Allegro vivace |
Duration: 16 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1956 (age 23-24)
4 recordings,
6 videos
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5:51
Catalyst Quartet
I.
Allegro
4:56
Catalyst Quartet
II.
Adagio
6:09
Catalyst Quartet
III.
Rondo. Allegro vivace
16:50
Poiesis Quartet
16:34
Catalyst Quartet (live)
11:52
Cyrus Beroukhim, violin, Philip Payton, violin, William Frampton, viola, Alberto Parrini, cello
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- 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]—ensemble or a work 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 | wiki
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro