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George Rochberg (1918-2005)
Nationality:
American
Born: July 5, 1918, Paterson, NJ Died: May 29, 2005, Bryn Mawr, PA (age 86)
String Quartet No. 3
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 6:02 | I. | Introduction. Fantasia | |
| 3:00 | II. | March | |
| 14:33 | III. | Variations | |
| 4:17 | IV. | March | |
| 15:30 | V. | Finale. Scherzos and Serenades |
Duration: 46 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1971-1972 (age 52-54)
Premiere:
May 15, 1972. Concord String Quartet, Alice Tully Hall, New York City
2 recordings,
8 videos
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6:02
Kreutzer Quartet
I.
Introduction. Fantasia
3:00
Kreutzer Quartet
II.
March
14:33
Kreutzer Quartet
III.
Variations
4:17
Kreutzer Quartet
IV.
March
15:30
Kreutzer Quartet
V.
Finale. Scherzos and Serenades
9:57
Concord String Quartet
(part 1 of 3)
15:56
Concord String Quartet
(part 2 of 3)
21:41
Concord String Quartet
(part 3 of 3)
Related Composers
Yinam Leef (born 1953)
Student
Nationality:
Israeli
Born: December 21, 1953, Jerusalem (age 72)
Luigi Dallapiccola (1904-1975)
Friend/Colleague
Nationality:
Italian
Born: February 3, 1904, Pisino d’Istria Died: February 19, 1975, Florence (age 71)
glossary
- attacca [I]—to continue from the current movement to the next without a break or pause. From the Italian "to attach"
- 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
- fantasie, fancy, fantasia, fantasy, fantazy, fantazia, phantasy, phantasie, fantaisie [F] —generally, a piece of music favoring a free flight of expression over strict adherence to formal rules; suggesting an improvisational character. However, there are at least two more specific historical meanings: 1) the fantasia/fantasie/fancy of English Renaissance viol consort music and 2) Cobbett's Phantasie, an early 20th century form of single-movement chamber music inspired by the Renaissance fancy with the goal of stimulating new English chamber or "consort" music.
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- marcia [I], alla marcia, marche [F], Marsch [G], march [E], marciale, marziale—march, in the manner of a march, e.g. duple meter at a moderate but deliberate pace in a manner which may be proud, grand, like a parade or a show of military bravado.
- 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
- scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
- serenade, serenada, serenata [I], sérénade [F]—A suite of movements like a divertimento with similar connotations of lightheartedness, pleasure and relative calm with an emphasis on lyricism and often beginning with a march. Historically evokes the evening, outdoors, an honorific or amorous tribute, especially from a suitor to a lover in a window or balcony. The word serenade has its Latin origins the Latin word for "calm" or serene. wiki
- string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—ensemble or a work 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 | wiki
- tema con variazioni, con variazioni, Tema e variazioni, theme and variations, Thema mit Variationen [G], Thème varié [F]—a common movement form featuring an initial theme followed by a series of variations on that theme, each of which adjusts any number of parameters to achieve variety, e.g. tempo, rhythm, key, instrumentation, etc.A challenge to the composers ingenuity and a delight for the listener
- variation, variazione, variatio, variato, variata—a modified re-iteration of a previous theme, reprise, couplet, etc. The music is varied, embellished or creatively transformed for variety while maintaining a unity relationship with the original. See "Theme and Variations."