Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Nationality:
English
Born: October 12, 1872, Down Ampney, Gloucestershire Died: August 26, 1958, London (age 85)
String Quartet in c minor
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 7:03 | I. | Allegro | |
| 6:32 | II. | Andantino | |
| 3:35 | III. | Intermezzo. Allegretto | |
| 8:42 | IV. | Variazione con finale fugato |
Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1898 (age 25-26)
Premiere:
June 30, 1904. Oxford and Cambridge Musical Club
1 recording,
4 videos
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7:03
Liepaja String Quartet
I.
Allegro
6:32
Liepaja String Quartet
II.
Andantino
3:35
Liepaja String Quartet
III.
Intermezzo. Allegretto
8:42
Liepaja String Quartet
IV.
Variazione con finale fugato
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glossary
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
- 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
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- fugato [I]—in the manner of a fugue; typically implies a partial fugue of brief duration as a section within an larger context such as a sonata
- intermezzo, intermedio [S], intermède [F], interlude, Entr'acte—music that is "inserted" (or "interpolated) between two musical entities of greater importance (e.g. movements, acts, verses, etc.). Often suggests music of a lighter character, entertaining contrast or even improvisation.
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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.
Explore the string quartet. - tema con variazioni, con variazioni, Tema e variazioni, theme and variations, Thema mit Variationen [G], Thème varié [F]—a common movement form featuring an initial theme followed by a series of variations on that theme, each of which adjusts any number of parameters to achieve variety, e.g. tempo, rhythm, key, instrumentation, etc.A challenge to the composers ingenuity and a delight for the listener