Nikolaus Zmeskáll (1759-1833)
Nationality:
Hungarian
Born: November 20, 1759, Unterkubin Died: June 23, 1833, Vienna (age 73)
String Quartet No. 12 in g minor
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 4:12 | I. | Allegro | |
| 4:20 | II. | Rondeau. Allegro |
Duration: 9 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1790 (age 30-31)
1 recording,
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4:12
Zmeskall Quartet
I.
Allegro
4:20
Zmeskall Quartet
II.
Rondeau. Allegro
Related Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Friend/Colleague
Nationality:
German
Baptized: December 17, 1770, Bonn Died: March 26, 1827, Vienna (age 56)
glossary
- 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
- 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
- rondeau, rondeaux—An early Baroque instrumental form featuring a recurring refrain interspersed with contrasting couplets or episodes. Eventually transformed into the Rondo of the classical period.
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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.
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