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Richard Danielpour (born 1956)

Nationality: American

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

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String Quintet, A Shattered Vessel

(for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos)

		I.	Things Fall Apart. Agitato, with urgency & foreboding
		II.	Harvest of Sorrows. Adagietto (Simply flowing)
		III.	The Healing Fields. Con moto (Exuberant, with driving energy)
		IV.	Homeward. Molto adagio

Duration: 27 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 2018 (age 61-62)

student/mentee

Nationality: Korean

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

adagietto—a little faster than adagio
adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
agitato, agité [F]—agitated, restless, excited
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
molto [It]—very much
quintet, quintette [F], quintett [G], quintetto [I]—an ensemble / work for 5 players, the typical examples being string quintet (with second viola or cello), piano quintet or woodwind quintet
string quintet, quintette à cordes [F], quintetto d'archi [I], Streichquintett [G], quinteto de cuerdas [S]—ensemble (work) for 5 string players, the string quartet plus guest. The additional instrument might be a viola, cello or bass. The most common choices are sometimes explicitly named: Viola Quintet, Cello Quintet. Explore the string quintet | wiki