Nicolò Paganini (1782-1840)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: October 27, 1782, Genoa Died: May 27, 1840, Nice (age 57)
Quartet No. 12 in a minor, MS 39
(for guitar, violin, viola and cello)
| I. | Allegro giusto | ||
| II. | Tenuto con precisione | ||
| III. | Minuetto. Allegretto mosso |
Duration: 22 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1818-1820 (age 35-38)
glossary
- 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
- con [I,S]—with
- giusto—just, right, strict, exact, true
- minuet, menuet [F], Menuett [G], menuetto [I], minuetto [I]—A graceful, courtly French dance of the Baroque and Classical period with a triple meter and a moderate tempo.It was introduced at the court of Louis XIV. In classical forms such as the symphony or chamber music, the minuet evolved into the more vigorous scherzo.
- mosso—moved, with motion, stirred, agitated
- 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
- tenuto [I]—held, sustained; emphasized; legato