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. 3, Op. 73

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

5:12	I.	Presto - Poco meno mosso
1:55	II.	Allegro feroce
4:29	III.	Adagio
2:07	IV.	Allegro inquieto
8:41	V.	Presto - Variations 1-8 - Coda più presto

Duration: 23 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1974-1976 (age 53-56)

1 recording, 5 videos

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5:12

Villiers Quartet

I. Presto - Poco meno mosso

1:55

Villiers Quartet

II. Allegro feroce

4:29

Villiers Quartet

III. Adagio

2:07

Villiers Quartet

IV. Allegro inquieto

8:41

Villiers Quartet

V. Presto - Variations 1-8 - Coda più presto

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Alan Ridout (1934-1996)

Student

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
coda—end (related to "tail"). The final passage or section of music. Conclusion. Typically refers to portion of music that is after the formal symmetrical ending of the piece, e.g. a sort of addendum.
feroce [I]—ferocious, violent, wild, resolute, bold, fiercely
inquieto [I], inquiet [F]—uneasy, restless, agitated
meno—less
mosso—moved, with motion, stirred, agitated
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
poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
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.
tema con variazioni, con variazioni, Tema e variazioni, theme and variations, Thema mit Variationen [G], Thème varié [F]—a common movement form featuring an initial theme followed by a series of variations on that theme, each of which adjusts any number of parameters to achieve variety, e.g. tempo, rhythm, key, instrumentation, etc.A challenge to the composers ingenuity and a delight for the listener
variation, variazione, variatio, variato, variata—a modified re-iteration of a previous theme, reprise, couplet, etc. The music is varied, embellished or creatively transformed for variety while maintaining a unity relationship with the original. See "Theme and Variations."