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Josef Mysliveček

Josef Mysliveček (1737-1781)

Nationality: Bohemian | Czech
Born: March 9, 1737, Prague Died: February 4, 1781, Rome (age 43)
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String Quartet No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 3, No. 5

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
2:30 I. Allegro
2:27 II. Andante
2:41 III. Presto assai
Duration: 8 minutes (approximately)
Published: 1768-1769 (age 30-32)
1 recording, 3 videos
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2:30
Ensemble Vox Aurae
I. Allegro
2:27
Ensemble Vox Aurae
II. Andante
2:41
Ensemble Vox Aurae
III. Presto assai

Related Composers

1800 Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Josef Mysliveček (1737-1781) Leopold Koželuch (1747-1818) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Paul Wranitzky (1756-1808) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

glossary

  • 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
  • assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
  • 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
  • opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
  • presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
  • 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
  • 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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