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Georg Philipp Telemann

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Nationality: German
Born: March 14, 1681, Magdeburg Died: June 25, 1767, Hamburg (age 86)
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Quartet in G major, Quatrième livre de quatuors, No. 5, TWV 43:G5

(for flute, violin, viola and continuo)
1:28 I. Adagio
2:49 II. Presto
2:09 III. Largo
3:47 IV. Allegro
Duration: 10 minutes (approximately)
Published: 1752-1760 (age 70-79)
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American Baroque
I. Adagio
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American Baroque
II. Presto
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American Baroque
III. Largo
3:47
American Baroque
IV. Allegro

glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • 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
  • continuo, basso continuo, b.c., figured bass, thorough bass, basse chifrée—During the Baroque Era, a term for an improvised (realized) instrumental accompaniment specified by a symbolic notation for chords and a written bass line (i.e. figured bass). A continuo "part" usually implies multiple (but typically unspecified) instruments, e.g. one for a strong bass line (e.g. cello) and another for chords (e.g. lute, keyboard, organ). A continuo part may be realized by keyboard alone, and sometimes played by a bass melody instrument alone (without harmonies). wiki
  • largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
  • 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