Paul Pierné (1874-1962)

Nationality: French

Born: June 30, 1874, Metz Died: March 24, 1962, Paris (age 87)

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String Quartet in d minor

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Published: 1920 (age 45-46)

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Nationality: French

Born: August 16, 1863, Metz Died: July 17, 1937, Ploujean, Finistère (age 73)

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
animato, animé [Fr]—lively; animated
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
moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
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
scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
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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