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Roman Hoffstetter (1742-1815)

Nationality: German
Born: April 24, 1742, Laudenbach Died: May 21, 1815, Miltenberg (age 73)
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String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 3, No. 4, Hob.III:16

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Adagio
Duration: 10 minutes (approximately)
Composed: (?) 1765 (age 22-23)
Published: 1777 (age 34-35)
Note: Formerly attributed to Joseph Haydn
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Kodàly Quartet

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1800 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Roman Hoffstetter (1742-1815) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • 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
  • 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
  • opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
  • 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]—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.
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