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String Quartet No. 2
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 8:58 | I. | Allegro energico | |
| 8:38 | II. | Lento | |
| 7:53 | III. | Allegro molto |
Duration: 26 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
2010 (age 25-26)
1 recording,
3 videos
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8:58
Attacca Quartet
I.
Allegro energico
8:38
Attacca Quartet
II.
Lento
7:53
Attacca Quartet
III.
Allegro molto
glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- 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
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- 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
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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.