Michael Tippett (1905-1998)
Nationality:
English
Born: January 2, 1905, London Died: January 8, 1998, London (age 93)
String Quartet No. 4
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| Molto legato. Slow - Fast - Moderately slow - Very fast - alternating with medium slow - slow - very tranquil |
Duration: 27 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1977-1978 (age 71-73)
Premiere:
May 20, 1979. Bath, Assembly Rooms. Lindsay Quartet
4 recordings,
13 videos
2:51
The Lindsays
(part 1 of 4)
6:22
The Lindsays
(part 2 of 4)
5:53
The Lindsays
(part 3 of 4)
8:35
The Lindsays
(part 4 of 4)
3:24
Heath Quartet
(part 1 of 4)
6:23
Heath Quartet
(part 2 of 4)
6:57
Heath Quartet
(part 3 of 4)
10:36
Heath Quartet
(part 4 of 4)
3:04
Tippett Quartet
(part 1 of 4)
6:25
Tippett Quartet
(part 2 of 4)
6:22
Tippett Quartet
(part 3 of 4)
9:59
Tippett Quartet
(part 4 of 4)
27:41
Britten Quartet
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glossary
- 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
- legato [I]—smooth, connected, slurred, bound together
- 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]—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.