Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989)
Nationality:
English
Born: May 12, 1903, Sunningwell Plains Died: December 26, 1989, London (age 86)
In memoriam Igor Stravinsky for String Quartet
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
Duration: 2 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1971 (age 67-68)
1 recording,
1 videos
1:33
Berkeley Ensemble
Related Composers
Brian Ferneyhough (born 1943)
Student
Nationality:
English
Born: January 16, 1943, Coventry (age 80)
glossary
- 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
- 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.