Giuseppe Maria Cambini (c.1746-1825)

Nationality: Italian

Born: c.February 13, 1746, Livorno Died: 1825, Paris? (age 78 or 79)

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String Quartet in b minor, 12 Quartets, No. 3, T.159

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Published: 1788 (age 41-42)

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
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
largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
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
risoluto [I], resoluto—resolute, decisively, boldly, with vigor
semplice [I], con semplicità—simple, unaffected
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], 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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