Quincy Porter (1897-1966)
Nationality:
American
Born: February 7, 1897, New Haven, CT Died: November 12, 1966, Bethany, CT (age 69)
String Quartet No. 8
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| Lento - Allegro - Poco meno mosso - Adagio molto espressivo |
Duration: 15 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1950 (age 52-53)
1 recording,
1 videos
14:42
Potomac String Quartet
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Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
Teacher
Nationality:
Swiss
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American
Born: July 24, 1880, Geneva Died: July 15, 1959, Portland, OR (age 79)
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
- espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- meno—less
- molto [It]—very much
- mosso—moved, with motion, stirred, agitated
- 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
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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.
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