Born: June 18, 1850, GrazDied: October 28, 1914, Vienna (age 64)
glossary
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
ongarese [I], ungherese, ungarese—Hungarian. Often used to mean "Gypsy" or in the "Gypsy style" after the manner of the verbunkos recruiting dance(s) or the related, later csárdás dance(s), both of which represent an amalgam of folk and popular origins and styles often played most famously by Gypsy (i.e. Romani) bands or leading musicians, e.g. János Bihari.
Rhapsody, rapsodie [F], rapsodic, rapsodico [I]—a free structure, a flight of fancy, typically featuring a wide range of moods, expressions and colors. Often features a recurring theme(s) and an episodic form.
scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
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. Explore the string quartet.