Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824)

Nationality: Italian

Born: May 12, 1755, Fontanetto da Po Died: March 3, 1824, London (age 68)

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String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 3, No. 5, G.82

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)

Published: 1783-1786 (age 27-31)

1 recording, 3 videos

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7:42

Viotti String Quartet

I. Moderato

3:00

Viotti String Quartet

II. Adagio

6:18

Viotti String Quartet

III. Allegretto

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
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
moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
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