String Quartet No. 2
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 10:00 | I. | Furioso | |
| 6:26 | II. | Moderato | |
| 10:22 | III. | Andante |
Duration: 27 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1992 (age 35-36)
1 recording,
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10:00
Oxford String Quartet
I.
Furioso
6:26
Oxford String Quartet
II.
Moderato
10:22
Oxford String Quartet
III.
Andante
glossary
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- 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
- furioso [I], con furia, furio—wild, passionate, fierce, vehement
- 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.