String Quartet No. 1
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 5:24 | I. | ||
| 4:11 | II. | ||
| 2:58 | III. |
Duration: 13 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1990 (age 33-34)
1 recording,
3 videos
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5:24
Oxford String Quartet
I.
4:11
Oxford String Quartet
II.
2:58
Oxford String Quartet
III.
glossary
- 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
- 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.