Rued Langgaard (1893-1952)
Nationality:
Danish
Born: July 28, 1893, Copenhagen Died: July 10, 1952, Ribe (age 59)
Rosengaardsspil [Rose Garden Play] for String Quartet, BVN 153
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 7:49 | I. | Interiör: Poco andantino semplice | |
| 4:35 | II. | Mozart: Molto vivace e scherzoso | |
| 7:00 | III. | Draabefald (Drop fall): Tranquillo dolente e misterioso | |
| 5:56 | IV. | Rococo: Poco con moto |
Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1918 (age 24-25)
1 recording,
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7:49
Nightingale String Quartet
I.
Interiör: Poco andantino semplice
4:35
Nightingale String Quartet
II.
Mozart: Molto vivace e scherzoso
7:00
Nightingale String Quartet
III.
Draabefald (Drop fall): Tranquillo dolente e misterioso
5:56
Nightingale String Quartet
IV.
Rococo: Poco con moto
Related Composers
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
Teacher
Nationality:
Danish
Born: June 9, 1865, Sortelung, Funen Died: October 3, 1931, Copenhagen (age 66)
glossary
- andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
- 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
- con [I,S]—with
- doloroso, con dolore, dolente, dolent [F]—mournful, plaintive, grieving, lamenting
- e [It]—and
- misterioso [I]—mysterious, secretive, enigmatic
- molto [It]—very much
- 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
- scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
- semplice [I], con semplicità—simple, unaffected
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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.
Explore the string quartet. - tranquillo [It], tranquille [F], tranquillement—tranquil, peaceful, soft
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro