Kurt Weill (1900-1950)

Nationality: German | American

Born: March 2, 1900, Dessau Died: April 3, 1950, New York (age 50)

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String Quartet in b minor

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

6:14	I.	Mässig
4:28	II.	Allegro ma non troppo. In heimlich erzälenden Ton
3:29	III.	Langsam und innig
8:11	IV.	Lustig und wild, aber nicht zu schnell

Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1918 (age 17-18)

1 recording, 4 videos

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6:14

Melos Quartet

I. Mässig

4:28

Melos Quartet

II. Allegro ma non troppo. In heimlich erzälenden Ton

3:29

Melos Quartet

III. Langsam und innig

8:11

Melos Quartet

IV. Lustig und wild, aber nicht zu schnell

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Nationality: Greek

Born: March 21, 1904, Halkis, Evia Died: September 19, 1949, Athens (age 45)

aber [G]—but, however
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
innig [G], inniger, innigem, innigster—intimate, most intimate
langsam [G]—slow
lustig [G]—cheerful, merry
ma—but, however
mässig [G], mäßig. maessig—moderate, moderately
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
schnell [G], schneller—fast; faster
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.
Ton [G]—note, pitch, key, sound, stress (e.g. emphasis)
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
und [G]—and
zu [G]—too, to, in order to