George Butterworth

George Butterworth (1885-1916)

Nationality: English
Born: July 12, 1885, London Died: August 5, 1916, Pozières (age 31)
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Suite for String Quartet

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
3:22 I. Andante con moto, molto espressivo
0:54 II. Scherzando, non allegro
4:21 III. Allegro molto
2:59 IV. Molto moderato ed espressivo
3:25 V. Moderato
Duration: 20 minutes (approximately)
Composed: (?) 1910-1911 (age 24-26)
Published: 2005
1 recording, 5 videos
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3:22
Horenstein Ensemble
I. Andante con moto, molto espressivo
0:54
Horenstein Ensemble
II. Scherzando, non allegro
4:21
Horenstein Ensemble
III. Allegro molto
2:59
Horenstein Ensemble
IV. Molto moderato ed espressivo
3:25
Horenstein Ensemble
V. Moderato

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glossary

  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
  • 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
  • ed [It]—and
  • espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
  • moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
  • molto [It]—very much
  • moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
  • 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
  • scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
  • 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.
    Explore the string quartet.
  • suite—a set of instrumental pieces (movements) played together to create a larger whole. Suites tend towards collections of dances, frequently in the same key, preceded by a prelude, introduction or overture.