Johannes van Bree (1801-1857)
Nationality:
Dutch
Born: January 29, 1801, Amsterdam Died: February 14, 1857, Amsterdam (age 56)
String Quartet No. 3 in d minor
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| I. | Allegro moderato | ||
| II. | Scherzo. Vivace | ||
| III. | Air Russe. [Tema con variazioni] | ||
| IV. | Finale. Allegro un poco agitato |
Duration: 26 minutes (approximately)
Published:
1848 (age 46-47)
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Nomos Quartet
glossary
- agitato, agité [F]—agitated, restless, excited
- Air [Fr], Air [E], Ayre [E], Aire, Aria [I]—Song. Traditionally indicates a piece of melodic or vocal nature as opposed to one of dance-like character (i.e. in form or rhythm). An aria typically refers to a formalized song within an opera context for one or more voice
- 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
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- 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
- poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
- russe, russa—Russian
- scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
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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. - tema con variazioni, con variazioni, Tema e variazioni, theme and variations, Thema mit Variationen [G], Thème varié [F]—a common movement form featuring an initial theme followed by a series of variations on that theme, each of which adjusts any number of parameters to achieve variety, e.g. tempo, rhythm, key, instrumentation, etc.A challenge to the composers ingenuity and a delight for the listener
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro