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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. 5, In Search of La Vita Nuova

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

7:29	I.	Maestoso
6:10	II.	Relentlessly Driven, Sustained
8:00	III.	Adagio cantabile

Duration: 20 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 2004 (age 47-48)

1 recording, 3 videos

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7:29

Delray String Quartet

I. Maestoso

6:10

Delray String Quartet

II. Relentlessly Driven, Sustained

8:00

Delray String Quartet

III. Adagio cantabile

student/mentee

Nationality: Korean

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

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
cantabile, cantate, cantando—singing, lyrical, flowing
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
maestoso—With dignity and nobility; majestic
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