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Emanuel Moór (1863-1931)

Nationality: Hungarian

Born: February 19, 1863, Kecskemét Died: October 20, 1931, Mt Pélerin (age 68)

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Prelude and Fugue for String Quartet, P182

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

5:44		I.	Prelude
4:52		II.	Fugue

Duration: 11 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1917 (age 53-54)

1 recording, 2 videos

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5:44

Rosenstein String Quartet

I. Prelude

4:52

Rosenstein String Quartet

II. Fugue

Teacher

Nationality: German

Born: April 6, 1815, Lommatzsch Died: October 30, 1883, Budapest (age 68)

Teacher

Nationality: Austrian

Born: September 4, 1824, Ansfelden Died: October 11, 1896, Vienna (age 72)

Friend/Colleague

Nationality: German

Born: May 7, 1833, Hamburg Died: April 3, 1897, Vienna (age 63)

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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.
prelude, prélude, präludium [G], präludien [G, pl], praeludium, preludio—a movement preceding another almost by way of introduction: to let listeners and players acclimate, often to prepare for greater demands ahead
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