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 g minor, Op. 73, No. 3

(for bassoon, violin, viola and cello)
6:09 I. Allegro con espressione
4:56 II. Adagio, non troppo
4:39 III. Rondo. Allegretto poco moderato
Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)
Published: 1800 (age 40-41)
2 recordings, 4 videos
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6:09
Kim Walker, Eric Pritchard, Sandy Wilson, Paul Yarbrough
I. Allegro con espressione
4:56
Kim Walker, Eric Pritchard, Sandy Wilson, Paul Yarbrough
II. Adagio, non troppo
4:39
Kim Walker, Eric Pritchard, Sandy Wilson, Paul Yarbrough
III. Rondo. Allegretto poco moderato
17:51
Laurent Lefevre, Gordan Nikolitch, Genevieve Strosser, Jean-Marie Trotereau

glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
  • 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
  • espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
  • 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
  • poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
  • 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.
  • troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much