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Friedrich Theodor Fröhlich (1803-1836)
Nationality:
Swiss
Born: February 20, 1803, Brugg Died: October 16, 1836, Aarau (age 33)
String Quartet in g minor
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 11:39 | I. | Andante con variazioni | |
| 3:13 | II. | Scherzo. Molto animato | |
| 7:53 | III. | Largo cantabile | |
| 7:33 | IV. | Finale. Allegro molto |
Duration: 31 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1826 (age 22-23)
2 recordings,
8 videos
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12:25
Rasumowsky Quartett
I.
Andante con variazioni
3:32
Rasumowsky Quartett
II.
Scherzo. Molto animato
7:44
Rasumowsky Quartett
III.
Largo cantabile
8:32
Rasumowsky Quartett
IV.
Finale. Allegro molto
10:08
Beethoven Quartet
I.
Andante con variazioni
2:34
Beethoven Quartet
II.
Scherzo. Molto animato
8:10
Beethoven Quartet
III.
Largo cantabile
5:34
Beethoven Quartet
IV.
Finale. Allegro molto
glossary
- 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
- animato, animé [Fr]—lively; animated
- cantabile, cantate, cantando—singing, lyrical, flowing
- 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
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
- molto [It]—very much
- 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
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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.
Explore the string quartet. - tema con variazioni, con variazioni, Tema e variazioni, theme and variations, Thema mit Variationen [G], Thème varié [F]—a common movement form featuring an initial theme followed by a series of variations on that theme, each of which adjusts any number of parameters to achieve variety, e.g. tempo, rhythm, key, instrumentation, etc.A challenge to the composers ingenuity and a delight for the listener
- variation, variazione, variatio, variato, variata—a modified re-iteration of a previous theme, reprise, couplet, etc. The music is varied, embellished or creatively transformed for variety while maintaining a unity relationship with the original. See "Theme and Variations."