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Rued Langgaard (1893-1952)
Nationality:
Danish
Born: July 28, 1893, Copenhagen Died: July 10, 1952, Ribe (age 59)
String Quartet No. 5, BVN 189
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 12:55 | I. | Andante quasi andantino misterioso | |
| 3:49 | II. | Scherzoso grazioso | |
| 5:45 | III. | Lento misterioso | |
| 7:27 | IV. | Lento - Allegretto quasi andantino |
Duration: 28 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1925 (age 31-32)
Revised:
1938 (age 44-45)
1 recording,
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12:55
Nightingale String Quartet
I.
Andante quasi andantino misterioso
3:49
Nightingale String Quartet
II.
Scherzoso grazioso
5:45
Nightingale String Quartet
III.
Lento misterioso
7:27
Nightingale String Quartet
IV.
Lento - Allegretto quasi andantino
Related Composers
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
Teacher
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
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- 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
- grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- misterioso [I]—mysterious, secretive, enigmatic
- 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
- quasi—almost, almost like, as if
- scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
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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.