Niels Gade (1817-1890)
Nationality:
Danish
Born: February 22, 1817, Copenhagen Died: December 21, 1890, Copenhagen (age 73)
String Quartet in f minor
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 7:47 | I. | Andante con moto - Allegro molto | |
| 2:56 | II. | Allegretto | |
| 2:46 | III. | Allegro di molto | |
| 7:31 | IV. | Andantino quasi allegretto - Allegro vivace |
Duration: 20 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1851 (age 33-34)
1 recording,
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7:47
Ensemble MidtVest
I.
Andante con moto - Allegro molto
2:56
Ensemble MidtVest
II.
Allegretto
2:46
Ensemble MidtVest
III.
Allegro di molto
7:31
Ensemble MidtVest
IV.
Andantino quasi allegretto - Allegro vivace
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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.
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
- 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
- di [I], d'—of, in the manner of
- molto [It]—very much
- moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
- 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
- quasi—almost, almost like, as if
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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.
Explore the string quartet. - vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro