Samuel Adler (born 1928)

Nationality: American | German

Born: March 4, 1928, Mannheim, Germany (age 95)

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String Quartet No. 3

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1953 (age 24-25)

Revised: 1964 (age 35-36)

1 recording, 4 videos

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3:46

Meliora Quartet

I. Allegro

6:37

Meliora Quartet

II. Adagio

3:42

Meliora Quartet

III. Allegro scherzando

4:43

Meliora Quartet

IV. Allegro vivo

Student

Nationality: American

Born: 1982, New York (age 40 or 41)

Student

Nationality: American

Born: January 23, 1977, Richmond, VA (age 46)

Teacher

Nationality: American

Born: November 14, 1900, Brooklyn Died: December 2, 1990, North Tarrytown (age 90)

Teacher

Nationality: German

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

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
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
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
scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
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.
vivo—lively, intense