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Jean Rivier (1896-1987)
Nationality:
French
Born: July 21, 1896, Villemomble, Seine Died: November 6, 1987, Paris (age 91)
String Quartet No. 2 in F major
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 5:52 | I. | Moderato e grazioso | |
| 7:21 | II. | Lento | |
| 5:33 | III. | Moderato - Allegro molto |
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1940 (age 43-44)
1 recording,
3 videos
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5:52
Mandelring Quartett
I.
Moderato e grazioso
7:21
Mandelring Quartett
II.
Lento
5:33
Mandelring Quartett
III.
Moderato - Allegro molto
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glossary
- 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
- e [It]—and
- grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
- 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
- string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—ensemble or a work 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 | wiki