Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949)

Nationality: Greek

Born: March 21, 1904, Halkis, Evia Died: September 19, 1949, Athens (age 45)

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Quartet

(for oboe, bassoon, trumpet and piano)

		I.	Moderato assai
		II.	Rondo. Vivace

Composed: 1942 (age 37-38)

Teacher

Nationality: Austrian

Born: September 13, 1874, Vienna Died: July 13, 1951, Los Angeles (age 76)

Teacher

Nationality: German

Born: July 21, 1865, Mannheim Died: May 29, 1951, Biddenden (age 85)

Teacher

Nationality: Swiss | Russian

Born: March 6, 1872, Moscow Died: August 21, 1940, Vevey (age 68)

Teacher

Nationality: German | American

Born: March 2, 1900, Dessau Died: April 3, 1950, New York (age 50)

Teacher

Nationality: German | Spanish | French

Born: July 26, 1892, Noisy, France Died: December 17, 1982, Börnsen (age 90)

fellow student

Nationality: American | Russian

Born: March 2, 1905, Philadelphia Died: January 22, 1964, Fort-de-France, Martinique (age 58)

fellow student

Nationality: Catalan | Spanish

Born: September 25, 1896, Valls Died: January 5, 1970, Cambridge (age 73)

assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
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
moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
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
rondo—sectional movement form featuring a recurring refrain between contrasting episodes in a variety of plans, a typical one being ABACABA (A is the refrain; B and C are episodes). Often used for finales.
vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro