Jerome Rosen (1921-2009)

Nationality: American

Born: July 23, 1921, Boston Died: September 15, 2009, Dallas (age 88)

String Quartet No. 1

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 21 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1953 (age 31-32)

1 recordings, 4 videos

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4:42

New Music String Quartet

I. Allegro

8:40

New Music String Quartet

II. Lento tranquillo

2:53

New Music String Quartet

III. Allegro vivace

4:28

New Music String Quartet

IV. Dramatico

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
lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
quartet, quatuor [F], quartett [G], quartetto [I]—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]—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.
tranquillo [It], tranquille [F], tranquillement—tranquil, peaceful, soft
vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro