Nicolò Paganini (1782-1840)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: October 27, 1782, Genoa Died: May 27, 1840, Nice (age 57)
Quartet No. 13 in f minor, MS 40
(for guitar, violin, viola and cello)
| 6:50 | I. | Allegro con brio | |
| 4:00 | II. | Minuetto. Allegretto | |
| 4:37 | III. | Larghetto. Tenuto con anima | |
| 4:23 | IV. | Finale. Prestissimo |
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1818-1820 (age 35-38)
1 recording,
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6:50
Paganini Quartet
I.
Allegro con brio
4:00
Paganini Quartet
II.
Minuetto. Allegretto
4:37
Paganini Quartet
III.
Larghetto. Tenuto con anima
4:23
Paganini Quartet
IV.
Finale. Prestissimo
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.
- anima [I]—soul, spirit, life, feeling
- brio [I], con brio, brioso—vigor, vigorously, with fire
- 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
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- larghetto—slow, but a bit faster than largo
- 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.
- prestissimo—as fast as possible
- 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