Nancy Dalberg

Nancy Dalberg (1881-1949)

Nationality: Danish
Born: July 6, 1881, Bødstrup Died: September 28, 1949, Copenhagen (age 68)
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String Quartet No. 1 in d minor

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
8:53 I. Allegro appassionate
2:50 II. Scherzo. Allegretto gracioso
5:37 III. Adagio
7:16 IV. Finale. Vivace
Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1914 (age 32-33)
1 recording, 4 videos
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8:53
Nordic String Quartet
I. Allegro appassionate
2:50
Nordic String Quartet
II. Scherzo. Allegretto gracioso
5:37
Nordic String Quartet
III. Adagio
7:16
Nordic String Quartet
IV. Finale. Vivace

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Nationality: Danish
Born: June 9, 1865, Sortelung, Funen Died: October 3, 1931, Copenhagen (age 66)
Fini Henriques
Fini Henriques (1867-1940)
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Born: December 20, 1867, Copenhagen Died: October 27, 1940, Frederiksberg (age 72)
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Johan Svendsen (1840-1911)
Teacher
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glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
  • 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
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • 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
  • scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
  • 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