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Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Nationality: English
Born: October 12, 1872, Down Ampney, Gloucestershire Died: August 26, 1958, London (age 85)
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String Quartet in c minor

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
7:03 I. Allegro
6:32 II. Andantino
3:35 III. Intermezzo. Allegretto
IV. Variazione con finale fugato
Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1898 (age 25-26)
1 recordings, 3 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

Related Composers

1900 WWI WWII Max Bruch (1838-1920) Hubert Parry (1848-1918) Charles Stanford (1852-1924) Charles Wood (1866-1926) Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Gustav Holst (1874-1934) Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Robin Milford (1903-1959)
Charles Wood
Charles Wood (1866-1926)
Teacher
Nationality: Irish
Born: June 15, 1866, Armagh Died: July 12, 1926, Cambridge (age 60)
Maurice Ravel
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Teacher
Nationality: French
Born: March 7, 1875, Ciboure, Basses-Pyrénées Died: December 28, 1937, Paris (age 62)
Hubert Parry
Hubert Parry (1848-1918)
Teacher
Nationality: English
Born: February 27, 1848, Bournemouth Died: October 7, 1918, Rustington (age 70)
Charles Stanford
Charles Stanford (1852-1924)
Teacher
Nationality: Irish | English
Born: September 30, 1852, Dublin Died: March 29, 1924, London (age 71)
Max Bruch
Max Bruch (1838-1920)
Teacher
Nationality: German
Born: January 6, 1838, Cologne Died: October 2, 1920, Berlin (age 82)
Gustav Holst
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
Friend/Colleague
Nationality: English
Born: September 21, 1874, Cheltenham Died: May 25, 1934, London (age 59)
Robin Milford
Robin Milford (1903-1959)
Student
Nationality: English
Born: January 22, 1903, Oxford Died: December 29, 1959 (age 56)
Max Bruch
Max Bruch (1838-1920)
Teacher
Nationality: German
Born: January 6, 1838, Cologne Died: October 2, 1920, Berlin (age 82)

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.
  • string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I]—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