David Diamond (1915-2005)
Nationality:
American
Born: July 9, 1915, Rochester, NY Died: June 13, 2005, Rochester, NY (age 89)
Piano Quartet
(for violin, viola, cello and piano)
| I. | Intrada | ||
| II. | Allegro brioso | ||
| III. | Ritornello I | ||
| IV. | Scherzo | ||
| V. | Ritornello II | ||
| VI. | Finale |
Composed:
1938 (age 22-23)
Revised:
1967 (age 51-52)
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- brio [I], con brio, brioso—vigor, vigorously, with fire
- 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
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- intrata [I], intrada—entrance, introduction
- piano quartet, Klavierquartett [G], Quatuor avec piano [F]—a ensemble (work) comprising violin, viola, cello and piano. Most of the great Classical and Romantic composers produced one or more works for this combination of which many are masterworks of chamber music.
- ritornello [I], ritornell—return, refrain; a recurring instrumental passage in the manner of a rondo. Traditionally, a tutti section between solo sections in the concerto
- scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio