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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. 6, Addio

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 29 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 2009 (age 52-53)

1 recording, 3 videos

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8:40

Delray String Quartet

I. Moderato e triste

7:06

Delray String Quartet

II. Presto giocoso

12:41

Delray String Quartet

III. Cantabile e sostenuto

student/mentee

Nationality: Korean

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

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
e [It]—and
giocoso, giocando, con gioco, giojoso—humorous, jocose, merry joking
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
presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
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
sostenuto [I], soutenu [F], sostenido [S]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow
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
tristo [I], triste [F], tristement, tristezza [I]—sad; sadly; sadness