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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. 3 in B-flat major

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

8:59	I.	Moderato assai - Allegro assai vivace
5:44	II.	Scherzo. Presto agitato
4:14	III.	Andante sostenuto
6:23	IV.	Finale. Molto allegro

Duration: 26 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1857 (age 26-27)

1 recording, 4 videos

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8:59

Nordic String Quartet

I. Moderato assai - Allegro assai vivace

5:44

Nordic String Quartet

II. Scherzo. Presto agitato

4:14

Nordic String Quartet

III. Andante sostenuto

6:23

Nordic String Quartet

IV. Finale. Molto allegro

Teacher

Nationality: German

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

agitato, agité [F]—agitated, restless, excited
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
assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
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
moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
molto [It]—very much
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
sostenuto [I], soutenu [F], sostenido [S]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow
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