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Haydn Wood (1882-1959)

Nationality: English

Born: March 25, 1882, Slaithwaite Died: March 11, 1959, London (age 77)

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Phantasie for String Quartet in F major

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Allegro moderato - Andante con moto - Allegro resoluto

Duration: 13 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1905 (age 22-23)

Published: 1906 (age 23-24)

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Nationality: Irish | English

Born: September 30, 1852, Dublin Died: March 29, 1924, London (age 71)

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
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
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
risoluto [I], resoluto—resolute, decisively, boldly, with vigor
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