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Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947)
Nationality:
French
Born: August 9, 1874, Caracas Died: January 28, 1947, Paris (age 72)
String Quartet No. 1 in a minor
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 8:21 | I. | Andante molto moderato | |
| 2:04 | II. | Récit et chanson de Provence - lent | |
| 3:58 | III. | Andantino | |
| 3:58 | IV. | Allegro assai |
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1939 (age 64-65)
2 recordings,
8 videos
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8:19
Quatuor Tchalik
I.
Andante molto moderato
2:06
Quatuor Tchalik
II.
Récit et chanson de Provence - lent
3:56
Quatuor Tchalik
III.
Andantino
3:53
Quatuor Tchalik
IV.
Allegro assai
8:22
Quatuor Parisii
I.
Andante molto moderato
2:03
Quatuor Parisii
II.
Récit et chanson de Provence - lent
4:00
Quatuor Parisii
III.
Andantino
4:01
Quatuor Parisii
IV.
Allegro assai
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Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
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Nationality:
French
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Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
Teacher
Nationality:
French
Born: May 12, 1842, Montaud, St Etienne Died: August 13, 1912, Paris (age 70)
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
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Nationality:
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Born: June 17, 1818, Paris Died: October 18, 1893, Saint-Cloud (age 75)
glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
- assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
- 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
- chanson [F]—song
- et [Fr]—and
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- 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
- recitative [I], recitativo, récitative [F], récitatif, récit, rezitativ [G]—vocal style that imitates speech: reciting (speaking) rather than singing; a passage for solo instrument
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string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—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.