String Quartet No. 6 in C major
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| I. | Allegro | ||
| II. | De profundis. Adagio | ||
| III. | Allegro ma non troppo | ||
| IV. | Allegro molto |
Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1939 (age 57-58)
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
- 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
- ma—but, however
- 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
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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. - troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much