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Johannes van Bree

Johannes van Bree (1801-1857)

Nationality: Dutch
Born: January 29, 1801, Amsterdam Died: February 14, 1857, Amsterdam (age 56)
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String Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Scherzo
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro vivace
Published: 1840 (age 38-39)

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
  • ma—but, however
  • scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
  • 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.
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  • troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much
  • vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro