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Frank Bridge

Frank Bridge (1879-1941)

Nationality: English
Born: February 26, 1879, Brighton Died: January 10, 1941, Eastbourne (age 61)
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String Quartet No. 2 in g minor, H.115

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
9:40 I. Allegro ben moderato
6:30 II. Allegro vivo. Andante con moto
8:48 III. Molto adagio. Allegro vivace
Duration: 26 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1914-1915 (age 34-36)
Premiere: November 4, 1915. London String Quartet
Published: 1915 (age 35-36)
Dedication: W.W. Cobbett, Esq.
3 recordings, 9 videos
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9:22
Brindisi Quartet
I. Allegro ben moderato
6:14
Brindisi Quartet
II. Allegro vivo. Andante con moto
8:48
Brindisi Quartet
III. Molto adagio. Allegro vivace
10:00
Delme String Quartet
I. Allegro ben moderato
6:41
Delme String Quartet
II. Allegro vivo. Andante con moto
8:37
Delme String Quartet
III. Molto adagio. Allegro vivace
9:48
Bridge String Quartet
I. Allegro ben moderato
6:36
Bridge String Quartet
II. Allegro vivo. Andante con moto
8:58
Bridge String Quartet
III. Molto adagio. Allegro vivace

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glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • 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
  • ben, bene—well, quite. e.g. "ben marcato" means "quite" accented
  • 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
  • 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
  • molto [It]—very much
  • moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
  • 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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  • vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro
  • vivo—lively, intense