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Max d'Ollone

Max d'Ollone (1875-1959)

Nationality: French
Born: June 13, 1875, Besançon Died: May 15, 1959, Paris (age 83)
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String Quartet in D major

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
5:52 I. Molto allegro
4:53 II. Allegro vivace
6:31 III. Andante largamente con molto espressione
5:09 IV. Allegro
Duration: 22 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1898 (age 22-23)
Published: 1900 (age 24-25)
Dedication: à mon ami Henri Büsser
Note: YouTube video/movement titles for Quatuor Athenaeum Enesco are incorrect.
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5:52
Quatuor Athenaeum-Enesco
I. Molto allegro
4:53
Quatuor Athenaeum-Enesco
II. Allegro vivace
6:31
Quatuor Athenaeum-Enesco
III. Andante largamente con molto espressione
5:09
Quatuor Athenaeum-Enesco
IV. Allegro

glossary

  • 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
  • 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
  • con [I,S]—with
  • largamente [I], con larghezza [I], large [F], largement [F]—broad, full, slow
  • molto [It]—very much
  • 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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  • vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro