George Perle (1915-2009)
Nationality:
American
Born: May 6, 1915, Bayonne, NJ Died: January 23, 2009, New York (age 93)
String Quartet No. 5
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 6:40 | I. | Half note = 92-96 | |
| 2:09 | II. | Quarter note = 132 | |
| 5:46 | III. | Quarter note = 80 |
Duration: 14 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1960 (age 44-45)
Revised:
1967 (age 51-52)
1 recording,
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6:40
Daedalus Quartet
I.
Half note = 92-96
2:09
Daedalus Quartet
II.
Quarter note = 132
5:46
Daedalus Quartet
III.
Quarter note = 80
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Richard Aldag (born 1955)
Student
Nationality:
American
Born: August 8, 1955, Queens, New York City (age 69)
Ernst Krenek (1900-1991)
Teacher
Nationality:
Austrian
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Czech
Born: August 23, 1900, Vienna Died: December 22, 1991, Palm Springs, CA (age 91)
Paul Lansky (born 1944)
Student
Nationality:
American
Born: June 18, 1944, New York (age 80)
glossary
- 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
- 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
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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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