John Blackwood McEwen (1868-1948)
Nationality:
Scottish
Born: April 13, 1868, Hawick Died: June 14, 1948, London (age 80)
String Quartet No. 7 in E-flat major, Threnody
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 5:42 | I. | Lento - | |
| 2:17 | II. | - | |
| 4:03 | III. | Allegro molto - | |
| 4:29 | IV. | Poco meno mosso - Lento |
Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1916 (age 47-48)
Dedication: To F.D. d'A
1 recording,
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5:41
Chilingirian String quartet
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Lento -
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Chilingirian String quartet
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4:02
Chilingirian String quartet
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Allegro molto -
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Chilingirian String quartet
IV.
Poco meno mosso - Lento
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glossary
- 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
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- meno—less
- molto [It]—very much
- mosso—moved, with motion, stirred, agitated
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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. - threnody—A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy