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Félicien David (1810-1876)

Nationality: French

Born: April 13, 1810, Cadenet, Vaucluse Died: August 29, 1876, Saint Germain-en-Laye (age 66)

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String Quartet No. 2 in A major

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)

Published: after 1869 (age 58-59)

1 recording, 4 videos

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8:24

Quatuor Mosaïques

I. Allegretto grazioso

7:21

Quatuor Mosaïques

II. Andante

3:26

Quatuor Mosaïques

III. Allegretto

4:23

Quatuor Mosaïques

IV. Allegro risoluto

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
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
grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
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
risoluto [I], resoluto—resolute, decisively, boldly, with vigor
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