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Richard Danielpour (born 1956)

Nationality: American

Born: January 28, 1956, New York City (age 70)

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String Quartet No. 2, Shadow Dances

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1992 (age 35-36)

1 recording, 4 videos

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3:55

American String Quartet

I. Stomping Ground

4:10

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II. The Little Dictator

10:20

American String Quartet

III. My Father's Song

6:01

American String Quartet

IV. The Trickster

student/mentee

Nationality: Korean

Born: March 1, 1992, Seoul, Korea (age 34)

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
ground, ground bass, basso ostinato—A ground is a short melodic phrase repeated as a basso ostinato to support a set of continuous variations in the upper parts. The chaconne and passacaglia are examples of grounds.
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], vonósnégyes [H]—ensemble or a work 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 | wiki