Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: November 29, 1797, Bergamo Died: April 8, 1848, Bergamo (age 50)
String Quartet No. 14 in D major
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 10:28 | I. | Allegro | |
| 4:26 | II. | Cantabile | |
| 4:30 | III. | Minuetto. Allegro | |
| 2:48 | IV. | Largo - Allegro |
Duration: 23 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1819-1821 (age 21-24)
2 recordings,
8 videos
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10:11
Revolutionary Drawing Room
I.
Allegro
4:32
Revolutionary Drawing Room
II.
Cantabile
4:23
Revolutionary Drawing Room
III.
Minuetto. Allegro
2:42
Revolutionary Drawing Room
IV.
Largo - Allegro
11:00
Quartetto Mitja
I.
Allegro
4:14
Quartetto Mitja
II.
Cantabile
4:44
Quartetto Mitja
III.
Minuetto. Allegro
2:59
Quartetto Mitja
IV.
Largo - Allegro
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
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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.
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