Gaspar Cassadó

Gaspar Cassadó (1897-1966)

Nationality: Spanish
Born: September 30, 1897, Barcelona Died: December 24, 1966, Madrid (age 69)
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String Quartet No. 2 in G major

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
I. Allegro giocoso
II. Canzona e pavana
III. Recitativo e finale. Grave - Allegro assai e con brio
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1930 (age 32-33)
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Nationality: French
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glossary

  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
  • brio [I], con brio, brioso—vigor, vigorously, with fire
  • canzona [I, F], canzone [I], canzon [I], canzoni [pl]—song; a type of instrumental music from the 16th and 17th centuries originally derived from polyphony song or "chanson." For solo or instrumental ensemble, the multi-part canzona featured elements of fugue and variation and eventually gave over to the early Baroque sonata.
  • 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
  • e [It]—and
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • giocoso, giocando, con gioco, giojoso—humorous, jocose, merry joking
  • grave [I], gravement [F]—Solemn, serious, slow, ponderous
  • 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
  • recitative [I], recitativo, récitative [F], récitatif, récit, rezitativ [G]—vocal style that imitates speech: reciting (speaking) rather than singing; a passage for solo instrument
  • string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S]—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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