String Quartet No. 1, Gran Torso
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
Duration: 23 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1972 (age 36-37)
Revised:
1976 (age 40-41)
3 recordings,
3 videos
22:14
Stadler Quartet
23:05
Arditti Quartet
23:05
Améi Quartet
Related Composers
Luigi Nono (1924-1990)
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Nationality:
Italian
Born: January 29, 1924, Venice Died: May 8, 1990, Venice (age 66)
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.
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