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. 7 in f minor

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
6:11 I. Agitatissimo [Allegro vivace]
4:36 II. Adagio ma non troppo
4:19 III. Presto - Trio
4:51 IV. Marcia lugubre
Duration: 20 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1819 (age 21-22)
4 recordings, 16 videos
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5:49
Quartetto Italiano
I. Agitatissimo [Allegro vivace]
5:31
Quartetto Italiano
II. Adagio ma non troppo
4:52
Quartetto Italiano
III. Presto - Trio
6:16
Quartetto Italiano
IV. Marcia lugubre
7:15
Quartetto Mitja
I. Agitatissimo [Allegro vivace]
4:21
Quartetto Mitja
II. Adagio ma non troppo
4:26
Quartetto Mitja
III. Presto - Trio
4:09
Quartetto Mitja
IV. Marcia lugubre
5:23
Gian-Luca Petrucci, Kodály Quartet
I. Agitatissimo [Allegro vivace]
5:04
Gian-Luca Petrucci, Kodály Quartet
II. Adagio ma non troppo
3:59
Gian-Luca Petrucci, Kodály Quartet
III. Presto - Trio
5:07
Gian-Luca Petrucci, Kodály Quartet
IV. Marcia lugubre
4:50
Giovanne Quartetto Italiano
I. Agitatissimo [Allegro vivace]
3:43
Giovanne Quartetto Italiano
II. Adagio ma non troppo
4:13
Giovanne Quartetto Italiano
III. Presto - Trio
4:23
Giovanne Quartetto Italiano
IV. Marcia lugubre

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glossary

  • -issimo [I]—An ending used to form a superlative meaning "very", "extremely", "the most". E.g. presto = fast, prestissimo = extremely fast
  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • agitato, agité [F]—agitated, restless, excited
  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • 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
  • lugubre [I]—lugubrious, excessively mournful
  • ma—but, however
  • marcia [I], alla marcia, marche [F], Marsch [G], march [E], marciale, marziale—march, in the manner of a march, e.g. duple meter at a moderate but deliberate pace in a manner which may be proud, grand, like a parade or a show of military bravado.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • trio (2)—The middle section of three-part (ternary) forms such as the minuet and scherzo yielding the structure: Minuet - Trio - Minuet (repeat). The trio often brings contrast by change of key, tempo, mood or texture i.e. a shift in instrumental scoring.
  • 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
  • vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro