Geraldine Mucha (1917-2012)
Nationality:
Scottish
Born: July 5, 1917, London Died: October 12, 2012, Prague (age 95)
String Quartet No. 1
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 6:10 | I. | Variations on a Hucul Folk-Song | |
| 6:47 | II. | Dumka | |
| 3:13 | III. | Arkan |
Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1941 (age 23-24)
1 recording,
3 videos
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6:10
Stamic Quartet
I.
Variations on a Hucul Folk-Song
6:47
Stamic Quartet
II.
Dumka
3:13
Stamic Quartet
III.
Arkan
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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
- Dumka, Dumky, Dumki—A type of instrumental music involving sudden changes from melancholy to exuberance, typically from somber song to lively dance, etc. Originally, a Slavic / Ukrainian ballad, poem or mediation on heroic deeds.
- 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.
Explore the string quartet. - 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."