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. 6

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

11:48		I.	Gravement - Allegro moderato
11:01		II.	Adagio - Theme and variations

Duration: 23 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1962 (age 46-47)

1 recording, 2 videos

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11:48

Potomoc String Quartet

I. Gravement - Allegro moderato

11:01

Potomoc String Quartet

II. Adagio - Theme and variations

Teacher

Nationality: French

Born: September 16, 1887, Paris Died: October 22, 1979, Paris (age 92)

Teacher

Nationality: American

Born: December 28, 1896, Brooklyn, NY Died: March 16, 1985, Princeton, NJ (age 88)

Teacher

Nationality: American

Born: February 4, 1893, New York Died: May 24, 1968, Rochester, NY (age 75)

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
grave [I], gravement [F]—Solemn, serious, slow, ponderous
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
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