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String Quartet in d minor
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 11:09 | I. | [Animato] | |
| 15:45 | II. | Scherzo | |
| 12:17 | III. | Andante | |
| 16:06 | IV. | Final |
Duration: 48 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1948 (age 68-69)
Published:
1951 (age 71-72)
Dedication: pour Ida Rubinstein à la mémoire de Maurice Ravel
2 recordings,
8 videos
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11:07
Quatuor à Cordes Gaggini (score)
I.
[Animato]
15:45
Quatuor à Cordes Gaggini (score)
II.
Scherzo
12:16
Quatuor à Cordes Gaggini (score)
III.
Andante
16:06
Quatuor à Cordes Gaggini (score)
IV.
Final
11:10
Quatuor à Cordes Gaggini
I.
[Animato]
15:44
Quatuor à Cordes Gaggini
II.
Scherzo
12:17
Quatuor à Cordes Gaggini
III.
Andante
16:06
Quatuor à Cordes Gaggini
IV.
Final
Related Composers
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Teacher
Nationality:
French
Born: March 7, 1875, Ciboure, Basses-Pyrénées Died: December 28, 1937, Paris (age 62)
glossary
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- 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
- 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
- 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], vonósnégyes [H]—ensemble or a work 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 | wiki