Roy Harris (1898-1979)
Nationality:
American
Born: February 12, 1898, Chandler, OK Died: October 1, 1979, Santa Monica, CA (age 81)
String Quartet No. 3, 4 Preludes and Fugues
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 3:04 | I. | Prelude 1 | |
| 3:05 | II. | Fugue 1 | |
| 2:27 | III. | Prelude 2 | |
| 2:11 | IV. | Fugue 2 | |
| 1:46 | V. | Prelude 3 | |
| 3:40 | VI. | Fugue 3 | |
| 2:14 | VII. | Prelude 4 | |
| 3:25 | VIII. | Fugue 4 |
Duration: 21 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1937 (age 38-39)
2 recordings,
9 videos
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21:51
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3:04
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I.
Prelude 1
3:05
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II.
Fugue 1
2:27
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III.
Prelude 2
2:11
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IV.
Fugue 2
1:46
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V.
Prelude 3
3:40
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VI.
Fugue 3
2:14
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VII.
Prelude 4
3:25
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VIII.
Fugue 4
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Arthur Bliss (1891-1975)
Teacher
Nationality:
English
Born: August 2, 1891, London Died: March 27, 1975, London (age 83)
glossary
- 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
- fugue, fuga, fuge [G], fuguette, fugen [G,pl]—a contrapuntal procedure (form) involving a musical subject (theme) that is successively imitated by multiple overlapping voices. There is a vast canon of rules (concepts) for creating elaborate and diverse fugues with an infinite variety of character based on fairly specific parameters. Fugues (or partial fugato) are found throughout classical music from the late Renaissance to the present.
- prelude, prélude, präludium [G], präludien [G, pl], praeludium, preludio—a movement preceding another almost by way of introduction: to let listeners and players acclimate, often to prepare for greater demands ahead
- 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
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string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S]—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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