Hilding Rosenberg (1892-1985)
Nationality:
Swedish
Born: June 21, 1892, Bosjökloster, Ringsjön, Skåne Died: May 19, 1985, Stockholm (age 92)
String Quartet No. 5
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| I. | Allegretto grazioso | ||
| II. | Presto | ||
| III. | Lento espressivo | ||
| IV. | Allegro ma non tanto |
Duration: 23 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1949 (age 56-57)
2 recordings,
6 videos
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6:56
Lysell String Quartet
(part 1 of 3)
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Lysell String Quartet
(part 2 of 3)
12:35
Lysell String Quartet
(part 3 of 3)
6:56
Gotland Quartet
(part 1 of 3)
3:39
Gotland Quartet
(part 2 of 3)
12:36
Gotland Quartet
(part 3 of 3)
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Teacher
Nationality:
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Student
Nationality:
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Daniel Börtz (born 1943)
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Ingvar Lidholm (1921-2017)
Student
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glossary
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- 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
- espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
- grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- ma—but, however
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- 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.
Explore the string quartet. - tanto [I], non tanto—much, as much, so much, e.g. allegro ma non tanto: fast but not too much