Nicola LeFanu

Nicola LeFanu (born 1947)

Nationality: English
Born: April 28, 1947, Wickham Bishops, Essex (age 78)
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String Quartet No. 2

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
Duration: 13 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1996 (age 48-49)
1 recording, 1 videos
12:16
Goldberg Ensemble

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mother
Nationality: Irish | English
Born: March 19, 1907, Broxbourne Died: November 11, 1994, Norwich (age 87)

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
  • 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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