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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. 7 in D major, D. 94

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
7:58 I. Allegro
5:31 II. Andante con moto
2:30 III. Menuetto. Allegretto
3:10 IV. Presto
Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)
Composed: (?) 1812 (age 14-15)
Published: 1871
2 recordings, 8 videos
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8:14
Verdi Quartet
I. Allegro
5:01
Verdi Quartet
II. Andante con moto
2:16
Verdi Quartet
III. Menuetto. Allegretto
2:38
Verdi Quartet
IV. Presto
8:50
Taneyev Quartet
I. Allegro
5:56
Taneyev Quartet
II. Andante con moto
2:22
Taneyev Quartet
III. Menuetto. Allegretto
3:42
Taneyev Quartet
IV. Presto

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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

  • allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
  • 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
  • presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
  • 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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