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John Blackwood McEwen

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. 2 in a minor

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
10:07 I. Allegro marcato
8:06 II. Andante quasi Adagio
4:04 III. Vivace
7:18 IV. Finale. Allegro vivace
Duration: 30 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1898 (age 29-30)
1 recording, 4 videos
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10:07
Chilingirian String quartet
I. Allegro marcato
8:05
Chilingirian String quartet
II. Andante quasi Adagio
4:03
Chilingirian String quartet
III. Vivace
7:18
Chilingirian String quartet
IV. Finale. Allegro vivace

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Dorothy Howell
Dorothy Howell (1898-1982)
Student
Nationality: English
Born: February 25, 1898, Birmingham Died: January 12, 1982, Malvern (age 83)
Priaulx Rainier
Priaulx Rainier (1903-1986)
Student
Nationality: South African
Born: February 3, 1903, Howick, Natal Died: October 10, 1986, Besse-en-Chandesse, France (age 83)

glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • 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
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • marcato [i], markiert [G], marqué [F]—accented, stressed, marked, emphasized, pronounced
  • 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
  • quasi—almost, almost like, as if
  • 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.
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  • vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro