Jean Cras (1879-1932)
Nationality:
French
Born: May 22, 1879, Brest Died: September 14, 1932, Brest (age 53)
String Quartet No. 1, À ma Bretagne
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 12:22 | I. | Lent - Allegro | |
| 8:42 | II. | Calme | |
| 7:25 | III. | Vite et léger - Modéré | |
| 11:08 | IV. | Lent - Allegro molto |
Duration: 40 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1909 (age 29-30)
2 recordings,
8 videos
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12:11
Sine Qua Non Quartet
I.
Lent - Allegro
8:33
Sine Qua Non Quartet
II.
Calme
7:35
Sine Qua Non Quartet
III.
Vite et léger - Modéré
11:17
Sine Qua Non Quartet
IV.
Lent - Allegro molto
12:32
Louvigny Quartet
I.
Lent - Allegro
8:51
Louvigny Quartet
II.
Calme
7:14
Louvigny Quartet
III.
Vite et léger - Modéré
10:59
Louvigny Quartet
IV.
Lent - Allegro molto
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Henri Duparc (1848-1933)
Teacher
Nationality:
French
Born: January 21, 1848, Paris Died: February 12, 1933, Mont-de-Marsan (age 85)
glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- calmo [I], calmato, calme [F]—calm, tranquil, quiet, still
- 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
- et [Fr]—and
- leggiero, leggero, con leggerezza, léger [F], légèrement, avec légèreté—lightly, nimbly, quick, graceful
- 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
- 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]—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. - vite [F], vitement, vistesse—Fast. Rapid.