Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)

Nationality: Polish

Born: February 5, 1909, Łódź Died: January 17, 1969, Warsaw (age 59)

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Quartet

(for 4 violins)

Duration: 11 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1949 (age 39-40)

1 recording, 3 videos

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3:51

Silesian Quartet

I. Allegretto - Allegro giocoso

3:46

Silesian Quartet

II. Andante tranquillo

2:29

Silesian Quartet

III. Molto allegro

Teacher

Nationality: Polish

Born: June 28, 1895, Zürich Died: July 23, 1986, Warsaw (age 91)

Teacher

Nationality: French

Born: September 16, 1887, Paris Died: October 22, 1979, Paris (age 92)

allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
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
giocoso, giocando, con gioco, giojoso—humorous, jocose, merry joking
molto [It]—very much
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]—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.
tranquillo [It], tranquille [F], tranquillement—tranquil, peaceful, soft