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Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)
Nationality:
French
Born: August 15, 1890, Paris Died: February 5, 1962, Paris (age 71)
String Quartet
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 6:21 | I. | Allegro risoluto | |
| 9:17 | II. | Andante assai | |
| 2:35 | III. | Presto | |
| 4:56 | IV. | Allegro marcato |
Duration: 22 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1937-1942 (age 46-52)
2 recordings,
8 videos
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6:53
Bridge String Quartet
I.
Allegro risoluto
9:32
Bridge String Quartet
II.
Andante assai
2:44
Bridge String Quartet
III.
Presto
5:11
Bridge String Quartet
IV.
Allegro marcato
5:16
Unknown ensemble
I.
Allegro risoluto
8:46
Unknown ensemble
II.
Andante assai
2:16
Unknown ensemble
III.
Presto
4:26
Unknown ensemble
IV.
Allegro marcato
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glossary
- 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
- 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
- marcato [i], markiert [G], marqué [F]—accented, stressed, marked, emphasized, pronounced
- 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
- risoluto [I], resoluto—resolute, decisively, boldly, with vigor
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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.