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Ruth Schonthal (1924-2006)

Nationality: American | German

Born: June 27, 1924, Hamburg Died: July 10, 2006, Scarsdale, NY (age 82)

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String Quartet No. 3, Holocaust in Memoriam

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

8:01		I.	Grave
10:52		II.	Lament and Prayer

Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1997 (age 72-73)

1 recording, 2 videos

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8:01

Bingham Quartet

I. Grave

10:52

Bingham Quartet

II. Lament and Prayer

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Nationality: German

Born: November 16, 1895, Hanau Died: December 28, 1963, Frankfurt (age 68)

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
lamento, lament, lamentoso, lamentabile—dirge; a song or hymn of mourning; in the manner of one
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
string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—ensemble or a work 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 | wiki