John Cage (1912-1992)
Nationality:
American
Born: September 5, 1912, Los Angeles Died: August 12, 1992, New York (age 79)
Thirty [30] Pieces for String Quartet
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
Duration: 30 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1983 (age 70-71)
1 recording,
1 videos
30:10
Quatuor Bozzini
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Nationality:
American
Born: January 12, 1926, New York Died: September 3, 1987, Buffalo, NY (age 61)
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Teacher
Nationality:
Austrian
Born: September 13, 1874, Vienna Died: July 13, 1951, Los Angeles (age 76)
Henry Cowell (1897-1965)
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glossary
- 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
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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.
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