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Louis Gruenberg

Louis Gruenberg (1884-1964)

Nationality: Russian | Lithuanian | American
Born: August 3, 1884, Brest-Litovsk Died: June 10, 1964, Beverly Hills, CA (age 79)
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Four Diversions for String Quartet, Op. 32

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
2:03 I. Allegro moderato
1:39 II. Moderato ed á capriccio
2:56 III. Andante moderato e délicate
2:16 IV. Allegro burlando
Duration: 9 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1930 (age 45-46)
Published: 1930 (age 45-46)
2 recordings, 8 videos
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2:06
Escher String Quartet
I. Allegro moderato
1:44
Escher String Quartet
II. Moderato ed á capriccio
2:58
Escher String Quartet
III. Andante moderato e délicate
2:37
Escher String Quartet
IV. Allegro burlando
2:00
Collage New Music Ensemble
I. Allegro moderato
1:34
Collage New Music Ensemble
II. Moderato ed á capriccio
2:54
Collage New Music Ensemble
III. Andante moderato e délicate
1:55
Collage New Music Ensemble
IV. Allegro burlando

glossary

  • 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
  • burlesque, burlesk, burleska, burletta, burla (alla), burlesca, burlando—a number of closely related words suggesting light play, comedy, jesting, mocking, satire and farce
  • capriccio, caprice, capriccioso, capricieux, capricieuse—a short character piece, typically in a humorous, fanciful, or playful manner. The concept juxtaposes the improvisatory free-form fantasy against the more formal, "serious" and logically "worked-out" sonata forms.Within a caprice, the range of expression may well include the serious and dark as well as demanding extraordinary technical skills such as a prelude or etude.
  • 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
  • délicat, délicate [F]—delicate, tactful, particular
  • e [It]—and
  • ed [It]—and
  • 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.
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