Quincy Porter (1897-1966)

Nationality: American

Born: February 7, 1897, New Haven, CT Died: November 12, 1966, Bethany, CT (age 69)

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String Quartet No. 2

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 15 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1925 (age 27-28)

1 recording, 3 videos

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3:32

Potomac String Quartet

I. Allegro molto

5:09

Potomac String Quartet

II. Adagio non troppo

3:55

Potomac String Quartet

III. Allegro

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Nationality: Swiss | American

Born: July 24, 1880, Geneva Died: July 15, 1959, Portland, OR (age 79)

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
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]—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.
troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much