Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953)
Nationality:
American
Born: July 3, 1901, East Liverpool, Ohio Died: November 18, 1953, Chevy Chase, Maryland (age 52)
String Quartet, "1931"
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 3:14 | I. | Rubato assai | |
| 2:09 | II. | Leggiero | |
| 4:11 | III. | Andante | |
| 2:04 | IV. | Allegro possible |
Duration: 10 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1931 (age 29-30)
4 recordings,
16 videos
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3:27
Pacifica Quartet
I.
Rubato assai
2:04
Pacifica Quartet
II.
Leggiero
4:18
Pacifica Quartet
III.
Andante
2:14
Pacifica Quartet
IV.
Allegro possible
3:18
Spektral Quartet
I.
Rubato assai
2:12
Spektral Quartet
II.
Leggiero
3:54
Spektral Quartet
III.
Andante
2:03
Spektral Quartet
IV.
Allegro possible
3:06
Pellegrini Quartet
I.
Rubato assai
2:15
Pellegrini Quartet
II.
Leggiero
4:04
Pellegrini Quartet
III.
Andante
2:02
Pellegrini Quartet
IV.
Allegro possible
3:13
Marijke van Kooten, Helen Hulst, Karin Dolman, Hans Woudenberg
I.
Rubato assai
2:05
Marijke van Kooten, Helen Hulst, Karin Dolman, Hans Woudenberg
II.
Leggiero
4:18
Marijke van Kooten, Helen Hulst, Karin Dolman, Hans Woudenberg
III.
Andante
2:01
Marijke van Kooten, Helen Hulst, Karin Dolman, Hans Woudenberg
IV.
Allegro possible
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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
- assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
- 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
- leggiero, leggero, con leggerezza, léger [F], légèrement, avec légèreté—lightly, nimbly, quick, graceful
- possible—capable; often used to modify a direction, e.g. "allegro possible", as "allegro" as possible
- 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
- rubato—to artfully distort the rhythmic flow for expressive emphasis by slowing (speeding) the tempo around certain points of articulation. Meaning "robbed" time suggesting that a slowing must be balanced by a speeding up
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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.
Explore the string quartet.