Hermann Goetz (1840-1876)
Nationality:
German
Born: December 7, 1840, Königsberg Died: December 3, 1876, Hottingen (age 36)
String Quartet in B-flat major
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 9:11 | I. | Mässig bewegt | |
| 9:38 | II. | Sehr ausdrucksvoll, aber nicht zu langsam | |
| 6:14 | III. | Menuett, leicht und lebendig | |
| 7:13 | IV. | Mässig rasch |
Duration: 32 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1865 (age 24-25)
1 recording,
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9:11
Winterthurer Streichquartett
I.
Mässig bewegt
9:38
Winterthurer Streichquartett
II.
Sehr ausdrucksvoll, aber nicht zu langsam
6:14
Winterthurer Streichquartett
III.
Menuett, leicht und lebendig
7:13
Winterthurer Streichquartett
IV.
Mässig rasch
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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
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Nationality:
German
Born: May 7, 1833, Hamburg Died: April 3, 1897, Vienna (age 63)
glossary
- aber [G]—but, however
- ausdruck, mit ausdruck, ausdrucksvoll—expression, with expression
- bewegt [G], mit Bewegung—with motion, animated
- 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
- langsam [G]—slow
- lebendig [G]—lively, vivacious, animated
- leicht [G]—light, nimble, facile, agile; easy, not difficult
- minuet, menuet [F], Menuett [G], menuetto [I], minuetto [I]—A graceful, courtly French dance of the Baroque and Classical period with a triple meter and a moderate tempo.It was introduced at the court of Louis XIV. In classical forms such as the symphony or chamber music, the minuet evolved into the more vigorous scherzo.
- mässig [G], mäßig. maessig—moderate, moderately
- nicht—not
- 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
- rasch—quick
- sehr [G]—very, much
- 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
- und [G]—and
- zu [G]—too, to, in order to