Rued Langgaard (1893-1952)
Nationality:
Danish
Born: July 28, 1893, Copenhagen Died: July 10, 1952, Ribe (age 59)
String Quartet No. 4, BVN 215, Sommerdage [Summer Days]
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 7:23 | I. | Andante scherzoso | |
| 3:37 | II. | Scherzoso | |
| 9:37 | III. | Sostenuto - Allegro, scherzoso |
Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1914-1918 (age 20-25)
Revised:
1931 (age 37-38)
1 recording,
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7:23
Nightingale String Quartet
I.
Andante scherzoso
3:37
Nightingale String Quartet
II.
Scherzoso
9:37
Nightingale String Quartet
III.
Sostenuto - Allegro, scherzoso
Related Composers
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
Teacher
Nationality:
Danish
Born: June 9, 1865, Sortelung, Funen Died: October 3, 1931, Copenhagen (age 66)
glossary
- 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
- 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
- scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
- sostenuto [I], soutenu [F]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow
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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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