Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847)
Nationality:
German
Born: November 14, 1805, Hamburg Died: May 14, 1847, Berlin (age 41)
Piano Quartet in A-flat major
(for violin, viola, cello and piano)
| 8:33 | I. | Allegro moderato | |
| 4:20 | II. | Larghetto - Doppio movimento - Tempo primo | |
| 5:25 | III. | Tempo di Minuetto - Presto |
Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1823 (age 17-18)
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8:33
Eggebrecht, Cann, Kupsa, Mickisch
I.
Allegro moderato
4:20
Eggebrecht, Cann, Kupsa, Mickisch
II.
Larghetto - Doppio movimento - Tempo primo
5:25
Eggebrecht, Cann, Kupsa, Mickisch
III.
Tempo di Minuetto - Presto
Related Composers
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
brother
Nationality:
German
Born: February 3, 1809, Hamburg Died: November 4, 1847, Leipzig (age 38)
glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- 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
- doppio movimento [I]—twice the speed (typically as the previous section in the same movement)
- larghetto—slow, but a bit faster than largo
- minuet, menuet [F], Menuett [G], menuetto [I], minuetto [I]—A graceful, courtly French dance of the Baroque and Classical period with a triple meter and a moderate tempo.It was introduced at the court of Louis XIV. In classical forms such as the symphony or chamber music, the minuet evolved into the more vigorous scherzo.
- 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
- piano quartet, Klavierquartett [G], Quatuor avec piano [F]—a ensemble (work) comprising violin, viola, cello and piano. Most of the great Classical and Romantic composers produced one or more works for this combination of which many are masterworks of chamber music.
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- prima [I], primo—first; often used to designate a part or a return the "first" part as in "come prima", i.e. "like the first part" or "like the beginning"
- 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
- tempo, tempi [pl]—speed or pace at which music progresses. Traditional classic music typically uses standard Italian words to designate the tempo, e.g. Allegro or adagio. Metronome markings provide precise numerical speeds. Tempo selection during performance is a complex artistic choice informed by composer's markings, performance tradition, technical limitations and interpretation.