Mauricio Kagel (1931-2008)
Nationality:
Argentine
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German
Born: December 24, 1931, Buenos Aires Died: September 18, 2008, Cologne (age 76)
String Quartet No. 3
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 9:54 | I. | Andante | |
| 8:46 | II. | Andantino | |
| 9:55 | III. | Allegretto | |
| 8:43 | IV. | Allegro |
Duration: 38 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1986-1987 (age 54-56)
1 recording,
4 videos
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9:56
Arditti Quartet
I.
Andante
8:46
Arditti Quartet
II.
Andantino
9:55
Arditti Quartet
III.
Allegretto
8:40
Arditti Quartet
IV.
Allegro
glossary
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- 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
- 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
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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.