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Florence Price

Florence Price (1887-1953)

Nationality: American
Born: April 9, 1887, Little Rock, AR Died: June 3, 1953, Chicago (age 66)
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String Quartet in G major

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
8:10 I. Allegro
6:55 II. Andante moderato - Allegretto
Duration: 15 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1929 (age 41-42)
Published: 2017, ClarNan Editions, Fayetteville, Arkansas
4 recordings, 6 videos
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9:24
Catalyst Quartet
I. Allegro
6:52
Catalyst Quartet
II. Andante moderato - Allegretto
7:11
Café String Quartet
II. Andante moderato - Allegretto
6:56
Aeolus Quartet
I. Allegro
6:42
Aeolus Quartet
II. Andante moderato - Allegretto
6:55
Matthew Vera, Mina Lavcheva, Eve Boltax, Patrick McGuire
II. Andante moderato - Allegretto

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1900 WWI WWII George Chadwick (1854-1931) Frederick Converse (1871-1940) Florence Price (1887-1953) Leo Sowerby (1895-1968) Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)
Margaret Bonds
Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)
student, colleague
Nationality: American
Born: March 3, 1913, Chicago Died: April 26, 1972, Los Angeles (age 59)
George Chadwick
George Chadwick (1854-1931)
Teacher
Nationality: American
Born: November 13, 1854, Lowell, MA Died: April 4, 1931, Boston, MA (age 76)
Frederick Converse
Frederick Converse (1871-1940)
Teacher
Nationality: American
Born: January 5, 1871, Newton, MA Died: June 8, 1940, Westwood, MA (age 69)
Leo Sowerby
Leo Sowerby (1895-1968)
Teacher
Nationality: American
Born: May 1, 1895, Grand Rapids, MI Died: July 7, 1968, Port Clinton, OH (age 73)

glossary

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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