Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007)

Nationality: American | Italian

Born: July 7, 1911, Cadegliano-Viconago Died: February 1, 2007, Monte Carlo (age 95)

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Cantilena e Scherzo (for harp and string quartet)

(for harp, 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 12 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1977 (age 65-66)

3 recordings, 3 videos

11:36

Fancette Bartolomee, Quatuor Kleve

10:26

RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet, Gillian Tingay

11:20

Helga Storck, et. al.

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Nationality: American

Born: March 9, 1910, West Chester, PA Died: January 23, 1981, New York (age 70)

Cantilena [I][S], Cantiléne [F]—song; in a smooth, melodious vocal style
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
quintet, quintette [F], quintett [G], quintetto [I]—an ensemble / work for 5 players, the typical examples being string quintet (with second viola or cello), piano quintet or woodwind quintet
scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
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