Giovanni Paisiello

Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816)

Nationality: Italian
Born: May 9, 1740, Roccaforzata Died: June 5, 1816, Naples (age 76)
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String Quartet No. 2 in A major

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
2:45 I. Andante sostenuto
4:47 II. Allegro
2:20 III. Largo
6:00 IV. Allegro moderato
Duration: 16 minutes (approximately)
1 recording, 4 videos
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2:45
Quartetto Modi
I. Andante sostenuto
4:47
Quartetto Modi
II. Allegro
2:20
Quartetto Modi
III. Largo
6:00
Quartetto Modi
IV. Allegro moderato

glossary

  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • 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
  • largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
  • 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
  • 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
  • sostenuto [I], soutenu [F]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow
  • string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S]—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.