String Quartet No. 4 in d minor
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| I. | Heftig, doch nicht zu rasch (Allegro) | ||
| II. | Allegretto | ||
| III. | Requiem für Eva. Sehr langsam (Adagio) | ||
| IV. | Allegro appassionato |
Duration: 28 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1924 (age 42-43)
Related Composers
Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942)
Teacher
Nationality:
Austrian
Born: October 14, 1871, Vienna Died: March 15, 1942, Larchmont, New York (age 70)
Vally Weigl (1894-1982)
student, wife
Nationality:
Austrian
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American
Born: 1894, Vienna Died: December 25, 1982, New York City (age 88)
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.
- appassionato, passionato, passionné [F], avec passion, passionnément—passionate; ardent
- 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
- heftig [G]—violent, impetuous
- langsam [G]—slow
- nicht—not
- 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
- rasch—quick
- requiem [L]—a Catholic mass for the dead - a plea for eternal rest. A reflective and mournful remembrance of loss.
- sehr [G]—very, much
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string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S]—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. - zu [G]—too, to, in order to