David Diamond

David Diamond (1915-2005)

Nationality: American
Born: July 9, 1915, Rochester, NY Died: June 13, 2005, Rochester, NY (age 89)
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String Quartet No. 4

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
8:01 I. Allegro deciso
9:39 II. Fuga - Adagio "Vires acquirit eundo"
5:32 III. Scherzo - Allegro molto
15:35 IV. Theme and ten variations. Coda - Presto - Stretta
Duration: 39 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1951 (age 35-36)
1 recording, 4 videos
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8:01
Potomoc String Quartet
I. Allegro deciso
9:39
Potomoc String Quartet
II. Fuga - Adagio "Vires acquirit eundo"
5:32
Potomoc String Quartet
III. Scherzo - Allegro molto
15:35
Potomoc String Quartet
IV. Theme and ten variations. Coda - Presto - Stretta

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glossary

  • 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
  • deciso [It]—decisive, bold, forceful
  • fugue, fuga, fuge [G], fuguette, fugen [G,pl]—a contrapuntal procedure (form) involving a musical subject (theme) that is successively imitated by multiple overlapping voices. There is a vast canon of rules (concepts) for creating elaborate and diverse fugues with an infinite variety of character based on fairly specific parameters. Fugues (or partial fugato) are found throughout classical music from the late Renaissance to the present.
  • scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
  • 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.
    Explore the string quartet.
  • tema con variazioni, con variazioni, Tema e variazioni, theme and variations, Thema mit Variationen [G], Thème varié [F]—a common movement form featuring an initial theme followed by a series of variations on that theme, each of which adjusts any number of parameters to achieve variety, e.g. tempo, rhythm, key, instrumentation, etc.A challenge to the composers ingenuity and a delight for the listener