Conlon Nancarrow (1912-1997)
Nationality:
American
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Mexican
Born: October 27, 1912 Died: August 10, 1997 (age 84)
String Quartet No. 3
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
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Duration: 14 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1988 (age 75-76)
1 recording,
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Arditti Quartet
glossary
- 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
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string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S]—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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