Josip Slavenski

Josip Slavenski (1896-1955)

Nationality: Croatian | Yugoslavian
Born: May 11, 1896, Čakovec Died: November 30, 1955, Belgrade (age 59)
wikipedia | imslp

String Quartet No. 5, Four Balkan Dances

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
2:13 I. Allegro molto energico
4:52 II. Largo cantabile
2:06 III. Allegro molto vivace
5:26 IV. Grave. Adagio. Allegro moderato
Duration: 15 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1938 (age 41-42)
2 recordings, 8 videos
autoopen autoplay
2:07
Jelena Dimitrijević, Julija Harting, Ivana Uzelac, Dejan Božić
I. Allegro molto energico
4:33
Jelena Dimitrijević, Julija Harting, Ivana Uzelac, Dejan Božić
II. Largo cantabile
1:58
Jelena Dimitrijević, Julija Harting, Ivana Uzelac, Dejan Božić
III. Allegro molto vivace
5:22
Jelena Dimitrijević, Julija Harting, Ivana Uzelac, Dejan Božić
IV. Grave. Adagio. Allegro moderato
2:18
Sebastian String Quartet
I. Allegro molto energico
5:10
Sebastian String Quartet
II. Largo cantabile
2:14
Sebastian String Quartet
III. Allegro molto vivace
5:30
Sebastian String Quartet
IV. Grave. Adagio. Allegro moderato

Related Composers

1900 WWI WWII Vítězslav Novák (1870-1949) Albert Siklós (1878-1942) Béla Bartók (1881-1945) Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) Josip Slavenski (1896-1955)
Albert Siklós
Albert Siklós (1878-1942)
Teacher
Nationality: Hungarian
Born: June 26, 1878, Budapest Died: April 3, 1942, Budapest (age 63)
Vítězslav Novák
Vítězslav Novák (1870-1949)
Teacher
Nationality: Czech | Bohemian
Born: December 5, 1870, Kamenice nad Lipou Died: July 18, 1949, Skuteč (age 78)
Béla Bartók
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Teacher
Nationality: Hungarian
Born: March 25, 1881, Nagyszentmiklós, Hungary Died: September 26, 1945, New York City, NY (age 64)
Zoltán Kodály
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967)
Teacher
Nationality: Hungarian
Born: December 16, 1882, Kecskemét Died: March 6, 1967, Budapest (age 84)

glossary

  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • cantabile, cantate, cantando—singing, lyrical, flowing
  • 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
  • dance, danse [F], danza [I,sp], Tanz [G], Ballo [I]—dance; dancing
  • energico, con energia, énergique [F], avec énergie [F], energisch [G]—with energy, force, vigor and power
  • largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
  • 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
  • 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]—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.
    Explore the string quartet.
  • vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro