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 Quintet in e minor, H.7

(for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello)
11:08 I. Allegro appassionato
6:32 II. Andante ma non troppo
4:58 III. Presto - L'istesso tempo - Presto da capo
8:22 IV. Allegro molto
Duration: 30 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1901 (age 21-22)
1 recording, 4 videos
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11:08
Bridge String Quartet, Ivo-Jan van der Werff
I. Allegro appassionato
6:32
Bridge String Quartet, Ivo-Jan van der Werff
II. Andante ma non troppo
4:58
Bridge String Quartet, Ivo-Jan van der Werff
III. Presto - L'istesso tempo - Presto da capo
8:22
Bridge String Quartet, Ivo-Jan van der Werff
IV. Allegro molto

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glossary

  • 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
  • appassionato, passionato, passionné [F], avec passion, passionnément—passionate; ardent
  • 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
  • ma—but, however
  • molto [It]—very much
  • presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
  • string quintet, quintette à cordes [F], quintetto d'archi [I], Streichquintett [G], quinteto de cuerdas [S]—ensemble (work) for 5 string players, the string quartet plus guest. The additional instrument might be a viola, cello or bass. The most common choices are named: Viola Quintet, Cello Quintet.
  • 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