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Austrian Composers 20th Century Composers

Guido Peters (1866-1937)

Nationality: Austrian

Born: November 29, 1866, Graz Died: January 11, 1937, Vienna (age 70)

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String Quartet No. 2 in c minor

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

		I.	Allegro con brio, poco patetico. Sehr energisch und fuerig
		II.	Andante sostenuto. In webhmutsvoller Andacht
		III.	Scherzo. Sehr rasch und deutlich, geisterhaft (Molto vivace)
		IV.	Sostenuto (rezitativisch, etwas frei) - Allegro con brio (nicht übereilt mit Ausdruck)

Published: 1918 (age 51-52)

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
ausdruck, mit ausdruck, ausdrucksvoll—expression, with expression
brio [I], con brio, brioso—vigor, vigorously, with fire
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
etwas [G]—somewhat
frei [G]—free
molto [It]—very much
nicht—not
patetico [I], pathétique [F]—pathetic; full of pathos
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
rasch—quick
scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
sehr [G]—very, much
sostenuto [I], soutenu [F]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow
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
und [G]—and
vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro