Elfrida Andrée (1841-1929)

Nationality: Swedish

Born: February 19, 1841, Visby Died: January 11, 1929, Göteborg (age 87)

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String Quartet in d minor

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

5:34	I.	Allegro
4:44	II.	Andante
3:05	III.	Allegretto grazioso pastorale
4:53	IV.	Allegro

Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1887 (age 45-46)

1 recording, 4 videos

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5:34

Stockholm Quartet

I. Allegro

4:44

Stockholm Quartet

II. Andante

3:05

Stockholm Quartet

III. Allegretto grazioso pastorale

4:53

Stockholm Quartet

IV. Allegro

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Nationality: Danish

Born: February 22, 1817, Copenhagen Died: December 21, 1890, Copenhagen (age 73)

Teacher

Nationality: Swedish

Born: August 28, 1831, Stockholm Died: March 28, 1885, Stockholm (age 53)

allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
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
grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
pastorale, pastoral—referring to the bucolic setting of shepherds, the countryside and an idealized relationship to nature
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]—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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