Lennox Berkeley

Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989)

Nationality: English
Born: May 12, 1903, Sunningwell Plains Died: December 26, 1989, London (age 86)
wikipedia

String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
7:11 I. Allegro moderato
5:31 II. Lento
5:48 III. Allegro
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1941 (age 37-38)
1 recording, 3 videos
autoopen autoplay
7:11
Maggini Quartet
I. Allegro moderato
5:31
Maggini Quartet
II. Lento
5:48
Maggini Quartet
III. Allegro

Related Composers

2000 WWI WWII Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989) Brian Ferneyhough (born 1943)
Brian Ferneyhough
Brian Ferneyhough (born 1943)
Student
Nationality: English
Born: January 16, 1943, Coventry (age 80)

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
  • lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
  • 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
  • opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
  • 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.