Crosswinds for String Quartet
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 4:40 | I. | Blue Ridges, Dappled Sunlight, Mountain Waltz | |
| 5:07 | II. | Dusk | |
| 4:11 | III. | Oldtime Fiddles: High, Low, Lower |
Duration: 14 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1995 (age 54-55)
1 recording,
3 videos
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4:40
Cassatt String Quartet
I.
Blue Ridges, Dappled Sunlight, Mountain Waltz
5:07
Cassatt String Quartet
II.
Dusk
4:11
Cassatt String Quartet
III.
Oldtime Fiddles: High, Low, Lower
Related Composers
George Crumb (1929-2022)
Teacher
Nationality:
American
Born: October 24, 1929, Charleston, West Virginia Died: February 6, 2022, Media, Pennsylvania (age 92)
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], vonósnégyes [H]—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. - waltz, valse, walzer, alla valse—a popular dance introduced in Vienna in the 1780s usually in 3/4 time. wiki