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String Quartet No. 2 in G major
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 3:36 | I. | Allegro assai | |
| 3:23 | II. | Allegro energico | |
| 3:34 | III. | Molto adagio - Presto | |
| 4:36 | IV. | Allegro giocoso |
Duration: 15 minutes (approximately)
1 recording,
4 videos
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3:36
Mozart Piano Quartet and friends
I.
Allegro assai
3:23
Mozart Piano Quartet and friends
II.
Allegro energico
3:34
Mozart Piano Quartet and friends
III.
Molto adagio - Presto
4:36
Mozart Piano Quartet and friends
IV.
Allegro giocoso
Related Composers
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Teacher
Nationality:
German
Born: May 7, 1833, Hamburg Died: April 3, 1897, Vienna (age 63)
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
- 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
- energico, con energia, énergique [F], avec énergie [F], energisch [G]—with energy, force, vigor and power
- giocoso, giocando, con gioco, giojoso—humorous, jocose, merry joking
- molto [It]—very much
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- 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]—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