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Ermend Bonnal (1880-1944)

Nationality: French

Born: July 7, 1880, Bordeaux Died: August 14, 1944, Paris (age 64)

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String Quartet No. 1

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

9:16	I.	Vif
7:19	II.	Assez vif, àpre et sarcastique
9:59	III.	Grave et expressif
7:23	IV.	Très animé

Duration: 34 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1928 (age 47-48)

1 recording, 4 videos

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9:16

Quatuor Debussy

I. Vif

7:19

Quatuor Debussy

II. Assez vif, àpre et sarcastique

9:59

Quatuor Debussy

III. Grave et expressif

7:23

Quatuor Debussy

IV. Très animé

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Nationality: French

Born: January 22, 1870, Bordeaux Died: November 3, 1939, Arcachon (age 69)

Teacher

Nationality: French

Born: October 8, 1870, Poitiers Died: June 2, 1937, Paris (age 66)

Teacher

Nationality: French

Born: February 12, 1833, Paris Died: October 22, 1914, Sceaux-du-Gâtinais (age 81)

animato, animé [Fr]—lively; animated
assez [Fr]—quite, enough, fairly
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
espressivo [I], con espressione, expressif [F], con expresión [S]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
et [Fr]—and
grave [I], gravement [F]—Solemn, serious, slow, ponderous
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
très [Fr]—very
vif [Fr]—lively, animated