Per Nørgård (born 1932)

Nationality: Danish

Born: July 13, 1932, Gentofte (age 88)

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String Quartet No. 7

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

6:04	I.	Andante - Allegro impetuoso
4:55	II.	Lentisissimo, quasi non misurato
4:48	III.	Allegro con brio

Duration: 16 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1993 (age 60-61)

Dedication: The Kroger Quartet

1 recordings, 3 videos

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6:04

Kroger Quartet

I. Andante - Allegro impetuoso

4:55

Kroger Quartet

II. Lentisissimo, quasi non misurato

4:48

Kroger Quartet

III. Allegro con brio

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
brio [I], con brio, brioso—vigor, vigorously, with fire
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
impetuoso [I], con impeto, con impetuo—impetuous, vehement, boisterous
misurato [I]—measured, in strict time
quartet, quatuor [F], quartett [G], quartetto [I]—ensemble or work for four players the most important examples being the string quartet and the piano quartet
quasi—almost, almost like, as if
string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I]—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.