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Franz Schubert

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Nationality: Austrian
Born: January 31, 1797, Vienna Died: November 19, 1828, Vienna (age 31)
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String Quartet No. 4 in C major, D. 46

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
8:36 I. Adagio - Allegro con moto
4:58 II. Andante con moto
4:35 III. Menuetto. Allegro
4:38 IV. Allegro
Duration: 23 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1813 (age 15-16)
Published: 1819 (age 21-22)
2 recordings, 8 videos
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8:32
Diogenes Quartet
I. Adagio - Allegro con moto
5:25
Diogenes Quartet
II. Andante con moto
4:39
Diogenes Quartet
III. Menuetto. Allegro
4:45
Diogenes Quartet
IV. Allegro
8:54
Verdi Quartet
I. Adagio - Allegro con moto
5:05
Verdi Quartet
II. Andante con moto
4:25
Verdi Quartet
III. Menuetto. Allegro
4:59
Verdi Quartet
IV. Allegro

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Johann Hummel
Johann Hummel (1778-1837)
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Nationality: Austrian
Born: November 14, 1778, Pressburg (now Bratislava) Died: October 17, 1837, Weimar (age 58)

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
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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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