John Blackwood McEwen (1868-1948)

Nationality: Scottish

Born: April 13, 1868, Hawick Died: June 14, 1948, London (age 80)

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String Quartet No. 13 in c minor

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1928 (age 59-60)

1 recording, 4 videos

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6:19

Chilingirian String quartet

I. Moderato

3:17

Chilingirian String quartet

II. Allegro vivace

6:14

Chilingirian String quartet

III. Andante con moto

7:50

Chilingirian String quartet

IV. Finale. Vivace

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Nationality: English

Born: February 25, 1898, Birmingham Died: January 12, 1982, Malvern (age 83)

Student

Nationality: South African

Born: February 3, 1903, Howick, Natal Died: October 10, 1986, Besse-en-Chandesse, France (age 83)

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
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
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
moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—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.
vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro