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Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)
Nationality:
Polish
Born: February 5, 1909, Łódź Died: January 17, 1969, Warsaw (age 59)
String Quartet No. 5
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 8:29 | I. | Moderato | |
| 3:24 | II. | Scherzo (Fuga). Giocoso | |
| 6:40 | III. | Corale. Largo | |
| 8:02 | IV. | Variazioni. Allegro |
Duration: 27 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1955 (age 45-46)
3 recordings,
12 videos
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8:20
Silesian String Quartet
I.
Moderato
3:18
Silesian String Quartet
II.
Scherzo (Fuga). Giocoso
6:08
Silesian String Quartet
III.
Corale. Largo
7:53
Silesian String Quartet
IV.
Variazioni. Allegro
9:08
Lutosławski Quartet
I.
Moderato
3:38
Lutosławski Quartet
II.
Scherzo (Fuga). Giocoso
8:23
Lutosławski Quartet
III.
Corale. Largo
8:44
Lutosławski Quartet
IV.
Variazioni. Allegro
8:18
Amar Corde String Quartet
I.
Moderato
3:27
Amar Corde String Quartet
II.
Scherzo (Fuga). Giocoso
6:35
Amar Corde String Quartet
III.
Corale. Largo
7:47
Amar Corde String Quartet
IV.
Variazioni. Allegro
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Nationality:
Polish
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Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)
Teacher
Nationality:
French
Born: September 16, 1887, Paris Died: October 22, 1979, Paris (age 92)
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
- chorale, choral—hymn; sacred tune; commonly, a hymn from the Protestant church
- 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.
- giocoso, giocando, con gioco, giojoso—humorous, jocose, merry joking
- largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
- 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
- scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
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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. - tempo, tempi [pl]—speed or pace at which music progresses. Traditional classic music typically uses standard Italian words to designate the tempo, e.g. Allegro or adagio. Metronome markings provide precise numerical speeds. Tempo selection during performance is a complex artistic choice informed by composer's markings, performance tradition, technical limitations and interpretation.
- 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."