Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949)

Nationality: German

Born: May 5, 1869, Moscow Died: May 22, 1949, Salzburg (age 80)

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String Quartet in d minor

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 35 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1886 (age 16-17)

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Franz Schubert Quartet Wien

Teacher

Nationality: German

Born: January 3, 1853, Mewe Died: January 22, 1916, Frankfurt (age 63)

Student

Nationality: Dutch

Born: April 20, 1881, Amsterdam Died: July 30, 1957, The Hague (age 76)

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Nationality: Swedish

Born: November 30, 1884, Stockholm Died: May 11, 1947, Stockholm (age 62)

Student

Nationality: Swiss

Born: August 12, 1910, Feuerthalen Died: March 16, 1995, Morges (age 84)

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
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
ma—but, however
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
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
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]—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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troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much