Jean-Xavier Lefèvre

Jean-Xavier Lefèvre (1763-1829)

Nationality: French | Swiss
Born: March 6, 1763, Lausanne Died: November 9, 1829, Paris (age 66)
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Quartet No. 2 in B-flat major

(for clarinet, violin, viola and cello)
5:44 I. Allegro con grazia
3:53 II. Adagio ma non tanto
2:56 III. Rondo. Allegro spiritoso
Duration: 13 minutes (approximately)
1 recording, 3 videos
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5:44
Brunner, et. al.
I. Allegro con grazia
3:53
Brunner, et. al.
II. Adagio ma non tanto
2:56
Brunner, et. al.
III. Rondo. Allegro spiritoso

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
  • con [I,S]—with
  • grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
  • ma—but, however
  • non—not, no
  • 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
  • rondo—sectional movement form featuring a recurring refrain between contrasting episodes in a variety of plans, a typical one being ABACABA (A is the refrain; B and C are episodes). Often used for finales.
  • spirito, con spirito, spiritoso, spirituoso—Spirited, lively
  • tanto [I], non tanto—much, as much, so much, e.g. allegro ma non tanto: fast but not too much