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Graham Whettam (1927-2007)
Nationality:
English
Born: September 7, 1927, Swindon, Wiltshire Died: August 17, 2007, Woolaston, Gloucestershire (age 79)
String Quartet No. 4
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 5:33 | I. | Preludio. Lento con Ira Passionato | |
| 7:47 | II. | Scherzo | |
| 4:28 | III. | Passacaglia and Fuga Danzante | |
| 6:56 | IV. | Rondo - Finale |
Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1997 (age 69-70)
1 recording,
4 videos
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5:33
Carducci Quartet
I.
Preludio. Lento con Ira Passionato
7:47
Carducci Quartet
II.
Scherzo
4:28
Carducci Quartet
III.
Passacaglia and Fuga Danzante
6:56
Carducci Quartet
IV.
Rondo - Finale
glossary
- appassionato, passionato, passionné [F], avec passion, passionnément—passionate; ardent
- 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
- con [I,S]—with
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- fugue, fuga, fuge [G], fuguette, fugen [G,pl]—a contrapuntal procedure (form) involving a musical subject (theme) that is successively imitated by multiple overlapping voices. There is a vast canon of rules (concepts) for creating elaborate and diverse fugues with an infinite variety of character based on fairly specific parameters. Fugues (or partial fugato) are found throughout classical music from the late Renaissance to the present.
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- passacaglia, passacaille [F], pasacalle [S]—A variation form based on a recurring bass line or chord progression closely related to the chaconne. Of Spanish origin first appearing in the early 17th century. Some generalizations suggest a grave character, a minor key and a triple meter. wiki
- prelude, prélude, präludium [G], präludien [G, pl], praeludium, preludio—a movement preceding another almost by way of introduction: to let listeners and players acclimate, often to prepare for greater demands ahead
- 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
- rondo—sectional movement form featuring a recurring refrain between contrasting episodes in a variety of plans, a typical one being ABACABA (A is the refrain; B and C are episodes). Often used for finales.
- scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
- 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