Jurgis Karnavičius (1884-1941)

Nationality: Lithuanian

Born: May 5, 1884, Kaunas Died: December 22, 1941 (age 57)

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String Quartet No. 4

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 29 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1925 (age 40-41)

1 recording, 3 videos

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11:13

Vilnius String Quartet

I. Moderato commodo

8:05

Vilnius String Quartet

II. Andante

9:28

Vilnius String Quartet

III. Allegro animato

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Nationality: Russian | Soviet

Born: July 4, 1883, Vilnius Died: December 6, 1946, Leningrad (age 63)

Teacher

Nationality: Russian | Soviet

Born: August 10, 1865, St. Petersburg Died: March 21, 1936, Paris (age 70)

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
animato, animé [Fr]—lively; animated
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
comodo [I], commodo—comfortable, unhurried, easy
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
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.