Théodore Gouvy (1819-1898)

Nationality: French | Belgian

Born: July 3, 1819, Goffontaine Died: April 21, 1898, Leipzig (age 78)

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String Quartet in G major

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 33 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1888 (age 68-69)

1 recording, 4 videos

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11:13

Quatuor Denis Clavier

I. Andante - Allegro moderato

9:19

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II. Larghetto

4:00

Quatuor Denis Clavier

III. Scherzo. Allegro con brio

7:56

Quatuor Denis Clavier

IV. Finale. Allegro non troppo

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
brio [I], con brio, brioso—vigor, vigorously, with fire
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
finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
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
scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
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.
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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