String Quartet No. 7, OpenTime (21 Variations)
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
Composed:
2009 (age 53-54)
Related Composers
Iannis Klearchou Xenakis (1922-2001)
Teacher
Nationality:
Greek
|
French
|
Romanian
Born: May 29, 1922, Braïla, Romania Died: February 4, 2001, Paris (age 78)
Franco Donatoni (1927-2000)
Teacher
Nationality:
Italian
Born: June 9, 1927, Verona Died: August 17, 2000, Milan (age 73)
glossary
- 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
-
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.