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 f minor

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
7:52 I. Allegro moderato
5:57 II. Allegretto quasi andantino
5:55 III. Scherzo. Allegro molto - Trio. Meno presto
9:49 IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro ma non troppo
Duration: 30 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1826 (age 22-23)
1 recording, 4 videos
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7:52
Rasumowsky Quartett
I. Allegro moderato
5:57
Rasumowsky Quartett
II. Allegretto quasi andantino
5:55
Rasumowsky Quartett
III. Scherzo. Allegro molto - Trio. Meno presto
9:49
Rasumowsky Quartett
IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro ma non troppo

glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
  • 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
  • ma—but, however
  • meno—less
  • moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
  • molto [It]—very much
  • 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
  • quasi—almost, almost like, as if
  • 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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  • 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