Ned Rorem (1923-2022)
Nationality:
American
Born: October 23, 1923, Richmond, Indiana Died: November 18, 2022, New York, New York (age 99)
String Quartet No. 4
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 2:47 | I. | Minotaur. Very fast, ugly and relentless - Insistent - Cajoling - Pleading - Frantic | |
| 1:30 | II. | Child holding a dove. Infinitely tender | |
| 2:18 | III. | Acrobat on a ball. Very fast | |
| 3:39 | IV. | Still life. Absolutely strict | |
| 1:32 | V. | Seated Harlequin. Wistful | |
| 0:54 | VI. | Head of a boy. Massive, very legato | |
| 4:08 | VII. | Basket of flowers. Very fast | |
| 5:15 | VIII. | Self portrait. Always frantic and coarse [cello] / Motionless, cold, removed [others] - Horror and indifference - A bit faster - Tempo I | |
| 1:27 | IX. | Three nudes. Like the wind, whispered and slippery | |
| 3:34 | X. | Death of Harlequin. Infinitely tender |
Duration: 28 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1995 (age 71-72)
1 recording,
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2:47
Fry Street String Quartet
I.
Minotaur. Very fast, ugly and relentless - Insistent - Cajoling - Pleading - Frantic
1:30
Fry Street String Quartet
II.
Child holding a dove. Infinitely tender
2:18
Fry Street String Quartet
III.
Acrobat on a ball. Very fast
3:39
Fry Street String Quartet
IV.
Still life. Absolutely strict
1:32
Fry Street String Quartet
V.
Seated Harlequin. Wistful
0:54
Fry Street String Quartet
VI.
Head of a boy. Massive, very legato
4:08
Fry Street String Quartet
VII.
Basket of flowers. Very fast
5:15
Fry Street String Quartet
VIII.
Self portrait. Always frantic and coarse [cello] / Motionless, cold, removed [others] - Horror and indifference - A bit faster - Tempo I
1:27
Fry Street String Quartet
IX.
Three nudes. Like the wind, whispered and slippery
3:34
Fry Street String Quartet
X.
Death of Harlequin. Infinitely tender
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
- 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.
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