Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: November 29, 1797, Bergamo Died: April 8, 1848, Bergamo (age 50)
String Quartet No. 11 in C major
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 7:27 | I. | Allegro vivace | |
| 2:54 | II. | Largo - Andante | |
| 3:37 | III. | Minuetto | |
| 3:07 | IV. | Allegro |
Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1821 (age 23-24)
2 recordings,
8 videos
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7:24
Revolutionary Drawing Room
I.
Allegro vivace
3:04
Revolutionary Drawing Room
II.
Largo - Andante
3:42
Revolutionary Drawing Room
III.
Minuetto
3:13
Revolutionary Drawing Room
IV.
Allegro
7:34
Quartetto Mitja
I.
Allegro vivace
2:34
Quartetto Mitja
II.
Largo - Andante
3:27
Quartetto Mitja
III.
Minuetto
2:55
Quartetto Mitja
IV.
Allegro
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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
- 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
- largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
- 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.
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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. - vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro