Frank Bridge (1879-1941)

Nationality: English

Born: February 26, 1879, Brighton Died: January 10, 1941, Eastbourne (age 61)

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Sir Roger de Coverley (A Christmas Dance) for String Quartet, H.155

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Allegro con spirito

Duration: 5 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1922 (age 42-43)

2 recordings, 2 videos

4:30

Maggini Quartet

4:38

Bridge String Quartet

Student

Nationality: English

Born: November 22, 1913, Lowestoft Died: December 4, 1976, Aldeburgh (age 63)

Teacher

Nationality: English

Born: February 27, 1848, Bournemouth Died: October 7, 1918, Rustington (age 70)

Teacher

Nationality: Irish | English

Born: September 30, 1852, Dublin Died: March 29, 1924, London (age 71)

Student

Nationality: American

Born: February 4, 1893, New York Died: May 24, 1968, Rochester, NY (age 75)

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
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
spirito, con spirito, spiritoso, spirituoso—Spirited, lively
string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S]—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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