Rued Langgaard

Rued Langgaard (1893-1952)

Nationality: Danish
Born: July 28, 1893, Copenhagen Died: July 10, 1952, Ribe (age 59)
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String Quartet No. 1, BVN 68

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
8:50 I. Andante ma non troppo
7:00 II. Allegretto scherzando
11:56 III. Grave - Allegro
9:50 IV. Sostenuto - Presto animato robusto
Duration: 38 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1914-1915 (age 20-22)
Revised: 1936 (age 42-43)
1 recording, 4 videos
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8:50
Nightingale String Quartet
I. Andante ma non troppo
7:00
Nightingale String Quartet
II. Allegretto scherzando
11:56
Nightingale String Quartet
III. Grave - Allegro
9:50
Nightingale String Quartet
IV. Sostenuto - Presto animato robusto

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Nationality: Danish
Born: June 9, 1865, Sortelung, Funen Died: October 3, 1931, Copenhagen (age 66)

glossary

  • allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
  • animato, animé [Fr]—lively; animated
  • 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
  • grave [I], gravement [F]—Solemn, serious, slow, ponderous
  • ma—but, however
  • 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
  • robusto [I], robuste [F]—robust, strong
  • scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
  • sostenuto [I], soutenu [F]—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]—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.
  • troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much