George Antheil (1900-1959)

Nationality: American

Born: July 8, 1900, Trenton, NJ Died: February 12, 1959, New York (age 58)

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String Quartet No. 1

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

15:06

Allegretto allegro

Duration: 16 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1924 (age 23-24)

Revised: 1925 (age 24-25)

2 recordings, 2 videos

14:32

Del Sol String Quartet

I. Allegretto allegro

15:40

Mondriaan String Quartet

I. Allegretto allegro

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Nationality: Swiss | American

Born: July 24, 1880, Geneva Died: July 15, 1959, Portland, OR (age 79)

allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
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
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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