Ignaz Lachner (1807-1895)
Nationality:
German
Born: September 17, 1807, Rain am Lech Died: February 25, 1895, Hanover (age 87)
String Quartet No. 7 in B-flat major
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| I. | Allegro moderato | ||
| II. | Menuetto. Andantino, quasi Allegretto | ||
| III. | Romanze. Andante | ||
| IV. | Finale. Allegro |
Published:
1896
Related Composers
Franz Lachner (1803-1890)
brother
Nationality:
German
Born: April 2, 1803, Rain am Lech Died: January 20, 1890, Munich (age 86)
Vinzenz Lachner (1811-1893)
brother
Nationality:
German
Born: July 19, 1811, Rain am Lech Died: January 22, 1893 (age 81)
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.
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
- 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
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- 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.
- 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
- quasi—almost, almost like, as if
- romanza, romanze, romance—a title for a work or movement implying a rather personal, tender, sentimental or amorous tone. Typically, lyrical.
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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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