Nikolaus Zmeskáll (1759-1833)
Nationality:
Hungarian
Born: November 20, 1759, Unterkubin Died: June 23, 1833, Vienna (age 73)
String Quartet No. 13 in c minor
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 9:22 | I. | Adagio con variazioni | |
| 3:44 | II. | Allegro |
Duration: 14 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1794 (age 34-35)
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9:22
Zmeskall Quartet
I.
Adagio con variazioni
3:44
Zmeskall Quartet
II.
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
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- 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
- 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
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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. - tema con variazioni, con variazioni, Tema e variazioni, theme and variations, Thema mit Variationen [G], Thème varié [F]—a common movement form featuring an initial theme followed by a series of variations on that theme, each of which adjusts any number of parameters to achieve variety, e.g. tempo, rhythm, key, instrumentation, etc.A challenge to the composers ingenuity and a delight for the listener
- variation, variazione, variatio, variato, variata—a modified re-iteration of a previous theme, reprise, couplet, etc. The music is varied, embellished or creatively transformed for variety while maintaining a unity relationship with the original. See "Theme and Variations."