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Pierre-Octave Ferroud (1900-1936)
Nationality:
French
Born: January 6, 1900, Chasselay, Rhône Died: August 17, 1936, Debrecen, Hungary (age 36)
String Quartet
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| I. | Allegro risoluto | ||
| II. | Scherzo vivace | ||
| III. | Grave sostenuto | ||
| IV. | Allegro giusto |
Composed:
1934 (age 33-34)
glossary
- 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
- giusto—just, right, strict, exact, true
- grave [I], gravement [F]—Solemn, serious, slow, ponderous
- 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
- risoluto [I], resoluto—resolute, decisively, boldly, with vigor
- scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
- 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