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Daniel Godfrey (born 1949)

Nationality: American

Born: 1949, Atlanta, GA (age 76 or 77)

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String Quartet No. 2

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 23 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1993 (age 44-45)

1 recording, 3 videos

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8:23

Cassatt String Quartet

I. Moderato

11:01

Cassatt String Quartet

II. Adagietto

5:41

Cassatt String Quartet

III. Presto

adagietto—a little faster than adagio
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
moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
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
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