Herbert Howells

Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

Nationality: English
Born: October 17, 1892, Lydney Died: February 23, 1983, London (age 90)
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In Gloucestershire (String Quartet No. 3)

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
9:41 I. With Easy and Flexible Movement
2:08 II. Fairly Quick, but Always Rhythmical
9:06 III. Slow in Pace, with Much Feeling
8:43 IV. Allegro vivace - Assai ritmico
Duration: 30 minutes (approximately)
Composed: c. 1930 (age 37-38)
2 recordings, 8 videos
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9:23
Dante Quartet
I. With Easy and Flexible Movement
2:10
Dante Quartet
II. Fairly Quick, but Always Rhythmical
8:30
Dante Quartet
III. Slow in Pace, with Much Feeling
8:41
Dante Quartet
IV. Allegro vivace - Assai ritmico
9:58
Britten Quartet
I. With Easy and Flexible Movement
2:06
Britten Quartet
II. Fairly Quick, but Always Rhythmical
9:41
Britten Quartet
III. Slow in Pace, with Much Feeling
8:45
Britten Quartet
IV. Allegro vivace - Assai ritmico

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glossary

  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
  • 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
  • movement, mouvement [F], movimento [I], Satz [G]—A generally self-contained, complete section or piece of music forming part of a large whole, typically separated from the other movements by silence and a break.
  • 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]—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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  • vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro