Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013)
Nationality:
French
Born: January 22, 1916, Angers Died: May 22, 2013, Paris (age 97)
Ainsi la nuit [Thus the Night] for String Quartet
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 3:18 | I. | Nocturne - Parenthèse I | |
| 2:05 | II. | Miroir d'espace - Parenthèse II | |
| 2:41 | III. | Litanies - Parenthèse III | |
| 3:40 | IV. | Litanies II - Parenthèse IV | |
| 2:02 | V. | Constellations | |
| 0:52 | VI. | Nocturne II | |
| 2:42 | VII. | Temps suspendu |
Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1973-1976 (age 56-60)
2 recordings,
8 videos
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3:18
Arditti Quartet
I.
Nocturne - Parenthèse I
2:05
Arditti Quartet
II.
Miroir d'espace - Parenthèse II
2:41
Arditti Quartet
III.
Litanies - Parenthèse III
3:40
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IV.
Litanies II - Parenthèse IV
2:02
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V.
Constellations
0:52
Arditti Quartet
VI.
Nocturne II
2:42
Arditti Quartet
VII.
Temps suspendu
18:06
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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
- nocturne [F], notturno [I], nocturno, Nachtstück [G]—Night music. A romantic character piece depicting moods of the evening or night: quiet, reflective, perhaps romance and melancholy or even restlessness and fantasy. The most famous nocturnes come originally from the piano literature, e.g. John Field and Chopin, et. al.
- 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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