Ezra Laderman (1924-2015)
Nationality:
American
Born: June 29, 1924, Brooklyn, NY Died: February 28, 2015 (age 90)
String Quartet No. 6, The Audubon
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
Duration: 20 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1980 (age 55-56)
1 recording,
1 videos
20:39
Cassatt Quartet
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glossary
- 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
- 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
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string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—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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