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Danish Composers 19th Century Composers

Peter Heise (1830-1879)

Nationality: Danish

Born: February 11, 1830, Copenhagen Died: September 12, 1879, Tårbaek (age 49)

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String Quartet No. 2 in G major

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 23 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1852 (age 21-22)

1 recording, 4 videos

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6:04

Nordic String Quartet

I. Allegro molto vivace

6:35

Nordic String Quartet

II. Largo

3:15

Nordic String Quartet

III. Menuetto. Allegro

6:20

Nordic String Quartet

IV. Allegro molto

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Nationality: German

Born: October 13, 1792, Dresden Died: January 3, 1868, Leipzig (age 75)

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
largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
minuet, menuet [F], Menuett [G], menuetto [I], minuetto [I]—A graceful, courtly French dance of the Baroque and Classical period with a triple meter and a moderate tempo.It was introduced at the court of Louis XIV. In classical forms such as the symphony or chamber music, the minuet evolved into the more vigorous scherzo.
molto [It]—very much
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