John Cage (1912-1992)

Nationality: American

Born: September 5, 1912, Los Angeles Died: August 12, 1992, New York (age 79)

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String Quartet in Four Parts

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 20 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1950 (age 37-38)

1 recording, 4 videos

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3:48

Quatuor Bozzini

I. Quietly flowing along

4:21

Quatuor Bozzini

II. Slowly rocking

9:46

Quatuor Bozzini

III. Nearly stationary

1:43

Quatuor Bozzini

IV. Quodlibet

Friend/Colleague

Nationality: American

Born: January 12, 1926, New York Died: September 3, 1987, Buffalo, NY (age 61)

Teacher

Nationality: Austrian

Born: September 13, 1874, Vienna Died: July 13, 1951, Los Angeles (age 76)

Teacher

Nationality: American

Born: March 11, 1897, Menlo Park, CA Died: December 10, 1965, Shady, NY (age 68)

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
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
quodlibet [L]—"what pleases"; a collection of (popular) tunes or musical quotes combined in a kind of fanciful potpourri
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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