Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

Nationality: Brazilian

Born: March 5, 1887, Rio de Janeiro Died: November 17, 1959, Rio de Janeiro (age 72)

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String Quartet No. 12

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 22 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1950 (age 62-63)

1 recording, 4 videos

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6:15

Cuarteto Latinoamericano

I. Allegro

7:05

Cuarteto Latinoamericano

II. Andante malinconico

4:47

Cuarteto Latinoamericano

III. Allegro leggiero

4:19

Cuarteto Latinoamericano

IV. Allegro ben ritmato

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Nationality: Brazilian

Born: July 6, 1864, Fortaleza Died: October 16, 1920, Rio de Janeiro (age 56)

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
ben, bene—well, quite. e.g. "ben marcato" means "quite" accented
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
leggiero, leggero, con leggerezza, léger [F], légèrement, avec légèreté—lightly, nimbly, quick, graceful
melancolia, con melancolia, Maliconia, con maliconia, maliconico, melancolique [F]—melancholy, gloomy
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
ritmato, ritmico, ritmo, ritmado—rhythm, strict rhythm, rhythmic
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.