Paul Dessau (1894-1979)
Nationality:
German
Born: December 19, 1894, Hamburg Died: June 28, 1979, Königs Wusterhausen (age 84)
String Quartet No. 7
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 4:26 | I. | Trauer und Blacher | |
| 2:47 | II. | Stille | |
| 2:09 | III. | Allegretto vivace | |
| 5:00 | IV. | Lebhaft |
Duration: 14 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1975 (age 80-81)
1 recording,
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4:26
New Leipzig String Quartet
I.
Trauer und Blacher
2:47
New Leipzig String Quartet
II.
Stille
2:08
New Leipzig String Quartet
III.
Allegretto vivace
5:00
New Leipzig String Quartet
IV.
Lebhaft
glossary
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster 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
- lebhaft [G]—lively, animated
- 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]—ensemble or a work 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 | wiki
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro