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Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865-1950)
Nationality:
Swiss
Born: July 6, 1865, Vienna Died: July 1, 1950, Geneva (age 85)
String Quartet in E major
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 12:34 | I. | Moderato assai | |
| 6:27 | II. | Intermezzo | |
| 7:55 | III. | Larghetto | |
| 5:28 | IV. | Intermezzo | |
| 6:22 | V. | Allegro scherzando |
Duration: 39 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
c. 1896 (age 30-31)
Premiere:
1897
Published:
1899 (age 33-34)
Dedication: Antoine Martin
1 recording,
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12:34
Ensemble Stanislas
I.
Moderato assai
6:27
Ensemble Stanislas
II.
Intermezzo
7:55
Ensemble Stanislas
III.
Larghetto
5:28
Ensemble Stanislas
IV.
Intermezzo
6:22
Ensemble Stanislas
V.
Allegro scherzando
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Frank Martin (1890-1974)
Student
Nationality:
Swiss
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Born: September 15, 1890, Geneva Died: November 21, 1974, Naarden (age 84)
Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
Student
Nationality:
Swiss
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American
Born: July 24, 1880, Geneva Died: July 15, 1959, Portland, OR (age 79)
glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
- 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
- intermezzo, intermedio [S], intermède [F], interlude, Entr'acte—music that is "inserted" (or "interpolated) between two musical entities of greater importance (e.g. movements, acts, verses, etc.). Often suggests music of a lighter character, entertaining contrast or even improvisation.
- larghetto—slow, but a bit faster than largo
- 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
- scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
- 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