Gaetano Donizetti

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)

Nationality: Italian
Born: November 29, 1797, Bergamo Died: April 8, 1848, Bergamo (age 50)
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String Quartet No. 12 in C major

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
8:35 I. Allegro mosso
6:50 II. Tema con variazioni. Andante
2:43 III. Minuetto
3:28 IV. Allegro
Duration: 22 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1821 (age 23-24)
2 recordings, 8 videos
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8:16
Revolutionary Drawing Room
I. Allegro mosso
6:57
Revolutionary Drawing Room
II. Tema con variazioni. Andante
2:28
Revolutionary Drawing Room
III. Minuetto
3:28
Revolutionary Drawing Room
IV. Allegro
9:12
Quartetto Mitja
I. Allegro mosso
6:37
Quartetto Mitja
II. Tema con variazioni. Andante
3:12
Quartetto Mitja
III. Minuetto
3:28
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
  • 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.
  • mosso—moved, with motion, stirred, agitated
  • 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