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Luigi Nono

Luigi Nono (1924-1990)

Nationality: Italian
Born: January 29, 1924, Venice Died: May 8, 1990, Venice (age 66)
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String Quartet, Fragmente–Stille, an Diotima

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
18:10 I. Anfrang
19:20 II. Fortsetzung
Duration: 38 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1979-1980 (age 54-56)
2 recordings, 5 videos
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27:16
Moscow String Quartet
9:11
Arditti Quartet
(part 1 of 4)
9:06
Arditti Quartet
(part 2 of 4)
9:06
Arditti Quartet
(part 3 of 4)
8:28
Arditti Quartet
(part 4 of 4)

Related Composers

1900 2000 WWI WWII Gian Malipiero (1882-1973) Anton Webern (1883-1945) John Cage (1912-1992) Bruno Maderna (1920-1973) Luigi Nono (1924-1990) Pierre Boulez (1925-2016) Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007) Henri Pousseur (1929-2009) Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) Arvo Pärt (born 1935) Helmut Lachenmann (born 1935)
Gian Malipiero
Gian Malipiero (1882-1973)
Teacher
Nationality: Italian
Born: March 18, 1882, Venice Died: August 1, 1973, Treviso (age 91)
Helmut Lachenmann
Helmut Lachenmann (born 1935)
Student
Nationality: German
Born: November 27, 1935, Stuttgart (age 87)

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
  • 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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