Guillaume Lekeu (1870-1894)
Nationality:
Belgian
Born: January 20, 1870, Heusy Died: January 21, 1894, Angers (age 24)
String Quartet in G major
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 8:50 | I. | Allegretto quasi Allegro | |
| 9:49 | II. | Adagio sostenuto | |
| 2:29 | III. | Capriccio. Poco allegro | |
| 5:59 | IV. | Romance. Andantino molto moderato quasi Andante | |
| 2:10 | V. | Poco Allegro e molto scherzoso | |
| 6:19 | VI. | Final. Allegro assai e appassionato |
Duration: 35 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1887 (age 16-17)
2 recordings,
7 videos
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35:07
Quatuor Debussy (complete)
9:45
Quatuor Debussy
I. Allegretto quasi Allegro
8:58
Quatuor Debussy
II. Adagio sostenuto
3:03
Quatuor Debussy
III. Capriccio. Poco allegro
5:19
Quatuor Debussy
IV. Romance. Andantino molto moderato quasi Andante
2:18
Quatuor Debussy
V. Poco Allegro e molto scherzoso
5:55
Quatuor Debussy
VI. Final. Allegro assai e appassionato
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Nationality:
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Born: March 27, 1851, Paris Died: December 2, 1931, Paris (age 80)
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- 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
- andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
- appassionato, passionato, passionné [F], avec passion, passionnément—passionate; ardent
- assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
- capriccio, caprice, capriccioso, capricieux, capricieuse—a short character piece, typically in a humorous, fanciful, or playful manner. The concept juxtaposes the improvisatory free-form fantasy against the more formal, "serious" and logically "worked-out" sonata forms.Within a caprice, the range of expression may well include the serious and dark as well as demanding extraordinary technical skills such as a prelude or etude.
- 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
- e [It]—and
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- 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
- molto [It]—very much
- poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
- quasi—almost, almost like, as if
- romanza, romanze, romance—a title for a work or movement implying a rather personal, tender, sentimental or amorous tone. Typically, lyrical.
- scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
- sostenuto [I], soutenu [F]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow
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string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I]—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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