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Guy Ropartz (1864-1955)
Nationality:
French
Born: June 15, 1864, Guingamp, Côtes du Nord Died: November 22, 1955, Lanloup, Côtes du Nord (age 91)
String Quartet No. 2 in d minor
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 9:12 | I. | Grave - Modéré | |
| 5:34 | II. | Assez vif | |
| 8:22 | III. | Très lent | |
| 8:11 | IV. | Animé |
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9:12
Stanislas Quartet
I.
Grave - Modéré
5:34
Stanislas Quartet
II.
Assez vif
8:22
Stanislas Quartet
III.
Très lent
8:11
Stanislas Quartet
IV.
Animé
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glossary
- animato, animé [Fr]—lively; animated
- assez [Fr]—quite, enough, fairly
- 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
- grave [I], gravement [F]—Solemn, serious, slow, ponderous
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- 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
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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. - très [Fr]—very
- vif [Fr]—lively, animated