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George Perle

George Perle (1915-2009)

Nationality: American
Born: May 6, 1915, Bayonne, NJ Died: January 23, 2009, New York (age 93)
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String Quartet No. 7

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
Composed: 1973 (age 57-58)

Related Composers

1900 2000 WWI WWII Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Anton Webern (1883-1945) Alban Berg (1885-1935) Ernst Krenek (1900-1991) George Perle (1915-2009) Paul Lansky (born 1944) Richard Aldag (born 1955)
Richard Aldag
Richard Aldag (born 1955)
Student
Nationality: American
Born: August 8, 1955, Queens, New York City (age 68)
Ernst Krenek
Ernst Krenek (1900-1991)
Teacher
Nationality: Austrian | Czech
Born: August 23, 1900, Vienna Died: December 22, 1991, Palm Springs, CA (age 91)
Paul Lansky
Paul Lansky (born 1944)
Student
Nationality: American
Born: June 18, 1944, New York (age 79)

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
  • 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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