String Quartet No. 3
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 2:30 | I. | Semplice | |
| 1:30 | II. | Straziante | |
| 1:36 | III. | Allegro | |
| 1:57 | IV. | Energico | |
| 1:22 | V. | Andantino | |
| 1:53 | VI. | Valse triste | |
| 1:41 | VII. | Allegro ma non troppo | |
| 1:26 | VIII. | Presto | |
| 2:40 | IX. | Adagietto | |
| 1:17 | X. | Straziante | |
| 2:33 | XI. | Tempo I | |
| 0:54 | XII. | Easygoing | |
| 0:47 | XIII. | Subito più mosso |
Duration: 22 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
2016 (age 39-40)
1 recordings,
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2:30
Avalon String Quartet
I.
Semplice
1:30
Avalon String Quartet
II.
Straziante
1:36
Avalon String Quartet
III.
Allegro
1:57
Avalon String Quartet
IV.
Energico
1:22
Avalon String Quartet
V.
Andantino
1:53
Avalon String Quartet
VI.
Valse triste
1:41
Avalon String Quartet
VII.
Allegro ma non troppo
1:26
Avalon String Quartet
VIII.
Presto
2:40
Avalon String Quartet
IX.
Adagietto
1:17
Avalon String Quartet
X.
Straziante
2:33
Avalon String Quartet
XI.
Tempo I
0:54
Avalon String Quartet
XII.
Easygoing
0:47
Avalon String Quartet
XIII.
Subito più mosso
glossary
- adagietto—a little faster than adagio
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
- 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
- energico, con energia, énergique [F], avec énergie [F], energisch [G]—with energy, force, vigor and power
- ma—but, however
- mosso—moved, with motion, stirred, agitated
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- quartet, quatuor [F], quartett [G], quartetto [I]—ensemble or work for four players the most important examples being the string quartet and the piano quartet
- semplice [I], con semplicità—simple, unaffected
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string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I]—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. - subito—suddenly
- tempo, tempi [pl]—speed or pace at which music progresses. Traditional classic music typically uses standard Italian words to designate the tempo, e.g. Allegro or adagio. Metronome markings provide precise numerical speeds. Tempo selection during performance is a complex artistic choice informed by composer's markings, performance tradition, technical limitations and interpretation.
- tristo [I], triste [F], tristement, tristezza [I]—sad; sadly; sadness
- 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
- waltz, valse, walzer, alla valse—a popular dance introduced in Vienna in the 1780s usually in 3/4 time. wiki