Giovanni Battista Cirri (1724-1808)

Nationality: Italian

Born: October 1, 1724, Forlì, Emilia-Romagna Died: June 11, 1808, Forlì (age 83)

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String Quartet in b minor, Op. 13, No. 6

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

3:21	I.	Grave Flebile - Fugato e Vivace
4:38	II.	Andante pastorale
1:49	III.	Presto

Duration: 10 minutes (approximately)

Published: 1775 (age 50-51)

1 recording, 3 videos

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3:21

Quartetto Fauves

I. Grave Flebile - Fugato e Vivace

4:38

Quartetto Fauves

II. Andante pastorale

1:49

Quartetto Fauves

III. Presto

glossary

andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
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
e [It]—and
flebile [I]—sad, mournful, plantive
fugato [I]—in the manner of a fugue; typically implies a partial fugue of brief duration as a section within an larger context such as a sonata
grave [I], gravement [F]—Solemn, serious, slow, ponderous
opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
pastorale, pastoral—referring to the bucolic setting of shepherds, the countryside and an idealized relationship to nature
presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
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], 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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vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro