François Devienne

François Devienne (1759-1803)

Nationality: French
Born: January 31, 1759, Joinville, Haute-Marne Died: September 5, 1803, Paris (age 44)
wikipedia | imslp

Quartet in F major, Op. 73, No. 2

(for bassoon, violin, viola and cello)
5:36 I. Allegro
4:08 II. Adagio
6:36 III. Grazioso con variazioni
Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)
Published: 1800 (age 40-41)
2 recordings, 4 videos
autoopen autoplay
5:36
Kim Walker, Eric Pritchard, Sandy Wilson, Paul Yarbrough
I. Allegro
4:08
Kim Walker, Eric Pritchard, Sandy Wilson, Paul Yarbrough
II. Adagio
6:36
Kim Walker, Eric Pritchard, Sandy Wilson, Paul Yarbrough
III. Grazioso con variazioni
18:14
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.
  • 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
  • con [I,S]—with
  • grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
  • 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
  • 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
  • tema con variazioni, con variazioni, Tema e variazioni, theme and variations, Thema mit Variationen [G], Thème varié [F]—a common movement form featuring an initial theme followed by a series of variations on that theme, each of which adjusts any number of parameters to achieve variety, e.g. tempo, rhythm, key, instrumentation, etc.A challenge to the composers ingenuity and a delight for the listener