Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: May 12, 1755, Fontanetto da Po Died: March 3, 1824, London (age 68)
String Quartet in F major, G.112
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 9:01 | I. | Moderato | |
| 2:21 | II. | Minuetto (piutosto presto) | |
| 5:10 | III. | Andante | |
| 5:30 | IV. | Allegretto con un poco di moto |
Duration: 20 minutes (approximately)
Published:
1817 (age 61-62)
Dedication: A. Viotti [Brother]
2 recordings,
8 videos
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7:54
Quartetto Aira
I.
Moderato
2:09
Quartetto Aira
II.
Minuetto (piutosto presto)
5:32
Quartetto Aira
III.
Andante
5:21
Quartetto Aira
IV.
Allegretto con un poco di moto
10:07
Viotti String Quartet
I.
Moderato
2:32
Viotti String Quartet
II.
Minuetto (piutosto presto)
4:47
Viotti String Quartet
III.
Andante
5:38
Viotti String Quartet
IV.
Allegretto con un poco di moto
glossary
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- 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
- minuet, menuet [F], Menuett [G], menuetto [I], minuetto [I]—A graceful, courtly French dance of the Baroque and Classical period with a triple meter and a moderate tempo.It was introduced at the court of Louis XIV. In classical forms such as the symphony or chamber music, the minuet evolved into the more vigorous scherzo.
- 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
- più tosto—more quickly; also, somewhat more
- poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
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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.
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