Friedrich Theodor Fröhlich

Friedrich Theodor Fröhlich (1803-1836)

Nationality: Swiss
Born: February 20, 1803, Brugg Died: October 16, 1836, Aarau (age 33)
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String Quartet in c minor

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
10:34 I. Allegro agitato
4:17 II. Andante
6:32 III. Scherzo. Presto
8:44 IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro
Duration: 31 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1832 (age 28-29)
2 recordings, 8 videos
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12:49
Rasumowsky Quartett
I. Allegro agitato
4:05
Rasumowsky Quartett
II. Andante
6:51
Rasumowsky Quartett
III. Scherzo. Presto
9:38
Rasumowsky Quartett
IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro
6:04
Beethoven Quartet
I. Allegro agitato
4:40
Beethoven Quartet
II. Andante
5:53
Beethoven Quartet
III. Scherzo. Presto
6:55
Beethoven Quartet
IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro

glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • agitato, agité [F]—agitated, restless, excited
  • 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
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • 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
  • 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], 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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