Guillaume Lekeu (1870-1894)

Nationality: Belgian

Born: January 20, 1870, Heusy Died: January 21, 1894, Angers (age 24)

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Molto adagio for String Quartet

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Molto adagio sempre cantante doloroso

Duration: 14 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1887 (age 16-17)

3 recordings, 3 videos

12:00

Quatuor Camerata

12:13

EnAccord String Quartet

11:19

Unknown ensemble

Teacher

Nationality: French | Belgian

Born: December 10, 1822, Liège Died: November 8, 1890, Paris (age 67)

Teacher

Nationality: French

Born: March 27, 1851, Paris Died: December 2, 1931, Paris (age 80)

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
cantabile, cantate, cantando—singing, lyrical, flowing
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
doloroso, con dolore, dolente, dolent [F]—mournful, plaintive, grieving, lamenting
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
sempre—always, throughout, continuously
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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