François Devienne

François Devienne (1759-1803)

Nationality: French
Born: January 31, 1759, Joinville, Haute-Marne Died: September 5, 1803, Paris (age 44)
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Quartet in C major, Op. 73, No. 1

(for bassoon, violin, viola and cello)
8:49 I. Allegro spiritoso
2:59 II. Adagio cantabile
4:17 III. Rondo. Allegro moderato
Duration: 16 minutes (approximately)
Published: 1800 (age 40-41)
2 recordings, 4 videos
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7:31
Kim Walker, Eric Pritchard, Sandy Wilson, Paul Yarbrough
I. Allegro spiritoso
3:03
Kim Walker, Eric Pritchard, Sandy Wilson, Paul Yarbrough
II. Adagio cantabile
4:21
Kim Walker, Eric Pritchard, Sandy Wilson, Paul Yarbrough
III. Rondo. Allegro moderato
16:20
Laurent Lefevre, Gordan Nikolitch, Genevieve Strosser, Jean-Marie Trotereau

glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • cantabile, cantate, cantando—singing, lyrical, flowing
  • 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
  • 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
  • rondo—sectional movement form featuring a recurring refrain between contrasting episodes in a variety of plans, a typical one being ABACABA (A is the refrain; B and C are episodes). Often used for finales.
  • spirito, con spirito, spiritoso, spirituoso—Spirited, lively