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Grażyna Bacewicz

Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)

Nationality: Polish
Born: February 5, 1909, Łódź Died: January 17, 1969, Warsaw (age 59)
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String Quartet No. 1

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
5:51 I. Moderato
5:48 II. Tema con variazioni
4:07 III. Vivo
Duration: 16 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1938 (age 28-29)
3 recordings, 9 videos
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5:48
Silesian String Quartet
I. Moderato
5:38
Silesian String Quartet
II. Tema con variazioni
4:04
Silesian String Quartet
III. Vivo
6:03
Lutosławski Quartet
I. Moderato
6:34
Lutosławski Quartet
II. Tema con variazioni
4:13
Lutosławski Quartet
III. Vivo
5:48
Amar Corde String Quartet
I. Moderato
5:30
Amar Corde String Quartet
II. Tema con variazioni
4:11
Amar Corde String Quartet
III. Vivo

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glossary

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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  • tema con variazioni, con variazioni, Tema e variazioni, theme and variations, Thema mit Variationen [G], Thème varié [F]—a common movement form featuring an initial theme followed by a series of variations on that theme, each of which adjusts any number of parameters to achieve variety, e.g. tempo, rhythm, key, instrumentation, etc.A challenge to the composers ingenuity and a delight for the listener
  • variation, variazione, variatio, variato, variata—a modified re-iteration of a previous theme, reprise, couplet, etc. The music is varied, embellished or creatively transformed for variety while maintaining a unity relationship with the original. See "Theme and Variations."
  • vivo—lively, intense