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String Quartet No. 2, Quartetto in modo antico
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 8:18 | I. | Allegro poco moderato | |
| 7:22 | II. | Presto | |
| 4:44 | III. | Adagio molto | |
| 4:41 | IV. | Vivace |
Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1937-1938 (age 54-56)
Note: Grove gives the composition date as 1940. Published?
2 recordings,
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8:18
Thomas Christian Ensemble
I.
Allegro poco moderato
7:22
Thomas Christian Ensemble
II.
Presto
4:44
Thomas Christian Ensemble
III.
Adagio molto
4:41
Thomas Christian Ensemble
IV.
Vivace
25:02
Thomas Christian Ensemble (complete)
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glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- antico [I]—ancient, antique, old
- 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
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- modo [I]—mode, manner
- molto [It]—very much
- poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
- 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]—ensemble or a work 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 | wiki
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro