Peter Fricker

Peter Fricker (1920-1990)

Nationality: English | American
Born: September 5, 1920, London Died: February 1, 1990, Santa Barbara, CA (age 69)
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String Quartet No. 2, Op. 20

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
10:06 I. Inquieto allegro
5:26 II. Molto allegro
7:33 III. Adagio
Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1952-1953 (age 31-33)
1 recording, 3 videos
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10:06
Villiers Quartet
I. Inquieto allegro
5:26
Villiers Quartet
II. Molto allegro
7:33
Villiers Quartet
III. Adagio

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Alan Ridout (1934-1996)
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Nationality: English
Born: December 9, 1934, West Wickham, Kent Died: March 19, 1996, Caen, France (age 61)

glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • 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
  • inquieto [I], inquiet [F]—uneasy, restless, agitated
  • molto [It]—very much
  • opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
  • 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]—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.