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String Quartet in g minor, Quartetti Padovani, No. 3
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 5:44 | I. | Adagio | |
| 3:39 | II. | Allegro di molto | |
| 3:01 | III. | Allegretto |
Duration: 13 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
c. 1780 (age 31-32)
1 recording,
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5:44
Joseph Joachim Quartet
I.
Adagio
3:39
Joseph Joachim Quartet
II.
Allegro di molto
3:01
Joseph Joachim Quartet
III.
Allegretto
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- 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
- molto [It]—very much
- 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