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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. 4, H.188

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
11:18 I. Allegro energico - largamente
4:29 II. Quasi minuetto
6:58 III. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro con brio
Duration: 23 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1937 (age 57-58)
5 recordings, 15 videos
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11:09
Allegri String Quartet
I. Allegro energico - largamente
4:20
Allegri String Quartet
II. Quasi minuetto
7:01
Allegri String Quartet
III. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro con brio
11:30
Goldner String Quartet
I. Allegro energico - largamente
4:28
Goldner String Quartet
II. Quasi minuetto
7:02
Goldner String Quartet
III. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro con brio
11:59
Bridge String Quartet
I. Allegro energico - largamente
4:36
Bridge String Quartet
II. Quasi minuetto
7:23
Bridge String Quartet
III. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro con brio
11:22
Maggini Quartet
I. Allegro energico - largamente
4:45
Maggini Quartet
II. Quasi minuetto
7:05
Maggini Quartet
III. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro con brio
10:40
Brindisi Quartet
I. Allegro energico - largamente
4:23
Brindisi Quartet
II. Quasi minuetto
6:17
Brindisi Quartet
III. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro con brio

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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.
  • brio [I], con brio, brioso—vigor, vigorously, with fire
  • 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
  • energico, con energia, énergique [F], avec énergie [F], energisch [G]—with energy, force, vigor and power
  • largamente [I], con larghezza [I], large [F], largement [F]—broad, full, slow
  • ma—but, however
  • minuet, menuet [F], Menuett [G], menuetto [I], minuetto [I]—A graceful, courtly French dance of the Baroque and Classical period with a triple meter and a moderate tempo.It was introduced at the court of Louis XIV. In classical forms such as the symphony or chamber music, the minuet evolved into the more vigorous scherzo.
  • 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
  • quasi—almost, almost like, as if
  • 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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  • 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