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String Quartet No. 5 in G major
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 6:48 | I. | Sehr ruhig - Moderato | |
| 5:30 | II. | Allegro molto | |
| 7:35 | III. | Larghetto | |
| 6:03 | IV. | Allegro comodo |
Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1933 (age 51-52)
1 recording,
4 videos
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6:48
Artis Quartet
I.
Sehr ruhig - Moderato
5:30
Artis Quartet
II.
Allegro molto
7:34
Artis Quartet
III.
Larghetto
6:03
Artis Quartet
IV.
Allegro comodo
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
|
American
Born: 1894, Vienna Died: December 25, 1982, New York City (age 88)
glossary
- 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
- comodo [I], commodo—comfortable, unhurried, easy
- larghetto—slow, but a bit faster than largo
- 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
- ruhig [G], mit Ruhe, ruhevoll—quiet, calm, restful
- 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.