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Michael Tippett (1905-1998)
Nationality:
English
Born: January 2, 1905, London Died: January 8, 1998, London (age 93)
String Quartet No. 1
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 6:43 | I. | Allegro | |
| 7:23 | II. | Lento cantabile | |
| 5:02 | III. | Allegro assai |
Duration: 20 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1934-1935 (age 28-30)
Premiere:
December 5, 1935. London, Mercury Theatre. Brosa Quartet (first 4-movement version). Revised 3-movement final version premiered by the Zorian Quartet on 26 February 1944
Revised:
1943 (age 37-38)
Dedication: Wilfred Franks
Note: First version had 4 movements; Revised version used the last two and added a newly composed first movement.
5 recordings,
13 videos
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6:44
The Lindsays
I.
Allegro
7:40
The Lindsays
II.
Lento cantabile
4:54
The Lindsays
III.
Allegro assai
6:31
Heath Quartet
I.
Allegro
6:54
Heath Quartet
II.
Lento cantabile
5:32
Heath Quartet
III.
Allegro assai
6:36
Britten Quartet
I.
Allegro
7:37
Britten Quartet
II.
Lento cantabile
4:46
Britten Quartet
III.
Allegro assai
6:56
Tippett Quartet
I.
Allegro
6:44
Tippett Quartet
II.
Lento cantabile
5:09
Tippett Quartet
III.
Allegro assai
19:31
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
- cantabile, cantate, cantando—singing, lyrical, flowing
- 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
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- 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.
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