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Ernst Toch

Ernst Toch (1887-1964)

Nationality: Austrian
Born: December 7, 1887, Vienna Died: October 1, 1964, Santa Monica, CA (age 76)
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String Quartet No. 8 in D-flat major, Op. 18

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
6:31 I. Quasi prologus. Langsam, nicht schleppend, frei im Vortrag
6:32 II. Lebhaft
6:31 III. Andante
6:05 IV. Allegro giocoso
11:14 V. Allegro impetuoso ed appassionato
Duration: 37 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1911 (age 23-24)
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Verdi Quartet
I. Quasi prologus. Langsam, nicht schleppend, frei im Vortrag
6:31
Verdi Quartet
II. Lebhaft
6:30
Verdi Quartet
III. Andante
6:04
Verdi Quartet
IV. Allegro giocoso
11:14
Verdi Quartet
V. Allegro impetuoso ed appassionato

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Vagn Holmboe
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glossary

  • 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
  • appassionato, passionato, passionné [F], avec passion, passionnément—passionate; ardent
  • 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
  • ed [It]—and
  • frei [G]—free
  • giocoso, giocando, con gioco, giojoso—humorous, jocose, merry joking
  • impetuoso [I], con impeto, con impetuo—impetuous, vehement, boisterous
  • langsam [G]—slow
  • lebhaft [G]—lively, animated
  • nicht—not
  • opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
  • 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
  • quasi—almost, almost like, as if
  • schleppen [G], schleppend—drag, retard, slow down
  • 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
  • Vortrag [G]—recital, lecture, performance, diction, elocution