Hilding Rosenberg (1892-1985)
Nationality:
Swedish
Born: June 21, 1892, Bosjökloster, Ringsjön, Skåne Died: May 19, 1985, Stockholm (age 92)
String Quartet No. 7
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 4:36 | I. | Moderato placido | |
| 7:19 | II. | Poco lento | |
| 6:06 | III. | Allegro giusto | |
| 7:28 | IV. | Adagio con molto espressione - Allegro |
Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1956 (age 63-64)
1 recording,
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4:36
Berwald Quartet
I.
Moderato placido
7:19
Berwald Quartet
II.
Poco lento
6:06
Berwald Quartet
III.
Allegro giusto
7:28
Berwald Quartet
IV.
Adagio con molto espressione - Allegro
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glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- 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
- giusto—just, right, strict, exact, true
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- molto [It]—very much
- placido [I]—placid, tranquil, quiet, calm
- poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
- 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.