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String Quartet No. 3
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 11:11 | I. | Moderato | |
| 4:00 | II. | Scherzo | |
| 6:56 | III. | Adagio | |
| 5:22 | IV. | Allegro |
Duration: 28 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
2001 (age 51-52)
1 recording,
4 videos
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11:11
Ensemble Arcadiana
I.
Moderato
4:00
Ensemble Arcadiana
II.
Scherzo
6:56
Ensemble Arcadiana
III.
Adagio
5:22
Ensemble Arcadiana
IV.
Allegro
glossary
- 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
- scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
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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.
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