Ernest Moeran (1894-1950)

Nationality: English | Irish

Born: December 31, 1894, Heston, Middlesex, England Died: December 1, 1950, Kerry, Ireland (age 56)

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String Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

8:20		I.	Allegro moderato ma ben animato
8:46		II.	Lento - Andante - Vivace - Allegretto - Andante - Allegro vivace - Presto

Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)

Published: 1956, London: Novello & Co., Ltd.

2 recordings, 4 videos

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8:19

Vanbrugh Quartet

I. Allegro moderato ma ben animato

7:59

Vanbrugh Quartet

II. Lento - Andante - Vivace - Allegretto - Andante - Allegro vivace - Presto

8:21

Maggini Quartet

I. Allegro moderato ma ben animato

9:32

Maggini Quartet

II. Lento - Andante - Vivace - Allegretto - Andante - Allegro vivace - Presto

Teacher

Nationality: English

Born: August 13, 1879, Bowdon, Cheshire Died: June 12, 1962, Rock Mill, Washington, Sussex (age 82)

Teacher

Nationality: Irish | English

Born: September 30, 1852, Dublin Died: March 29, 1924, London (age 71)

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
animato, animé [Fr]—lively; animated
ben, bene—well, quite. e.g. "ben marcato" means "quite" accented
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
lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
ma—but, however
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
presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S]—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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vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro