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String Quartet
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 8:23 | I. | Allegro moderato | |
| 5:33 | II. | Scherzo. Presto | |
| 5:38 | III. | Adagio. Molto espressivo | |
| 9:36 | IV. | Allegro |
Duration: 27 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1910 (age 25-26)
1 recording,
4 videos
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8:25
Quarteto Carlos Gomes
I.
Allegro moderato
5:34
Quarteto Carlos Gomes
II.
Scherzo. Presto
5:37
Quarteto Carlos Gomes
III.
Adagio. Molto espressivo
9:31
Quarteto Carlos Gomes
IV.
Allegro
glossary
- 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
- espressivo [I], con espressione, expressif [F], con expresión [S]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
- 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
- molto [It]—very much
- 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]—ensemble or a work 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 | wiki