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Dorothy Rudd Moore (1940-2022)

Nationality: American

Born: June 4, 1940, New Castle, Delaware Died: March 30, 2022 (age 81)

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Modes for String Quartet

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 8 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1964 (age 23-24)

1 recording, 3 videos

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Argus Quartet:, Clara Kim › Violin, Giancarlo Latta › Violin, Maren Rothfritz › Viola, Audrey Chen › Cello

I. Moderato

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Argus Quartet:, Clara Kim › Violin, Giancarlo Latta › Violin, Maren Rothfritz › Viola, Audrey Chen › Cello

II. Adagio

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Argus Quartet:, Clara Kim › Violin, Giancarlo Latta › Violin, Maren Rothfritz › Viola, Audrey Chen › Cello

III. Allegro

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
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
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