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. 3 in e minor

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

9:04	I.	Adagio - Allegro
4:19	II.	Allegretto, poco vivace
4:17	III.	Allegro ma non troppo, marcato

Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1901 (age 32-33)

1 recording, 3 videos

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9:04

Chilingirian String quartet

I. Adagio - Allegro

4:19

Chilingirian String quartet

II. Allegretto, poco vivace

4:17

Chilingirian String quartet

III. Allegro ma non troppo, marcato

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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)

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
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
marcato [i], markiert [G], marqué [F]—accented, stressed, marked, emphasized, pronounced
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.
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