Sophie Eckhardt-Gramatté (1901-1974)
Nationality:
Canadian
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Russian
Born: December 24, 1901, Moscow Died: December 2, 1974, Stuttgart (age 73)
String Quartet No. 3, E.149
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 3:26 | I. | Resoluto e preciso | |
| 7:23 | II. | Larghetto | |
| 4:13 | III. | Vivo, grotesque | |
| 7:14 | IV. | Andante assai e molto espressivo | |
| 3:35 | V. | Vivo assai |
Duration: 26 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1964 (age 62-63)
1 recording,
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3:26
Purcell Quartet: Norman Nelson, Frederick Nelson, Philippe Etter, Ian Hampton
I.
Resoluto e preciso
7:23
Purcell Quartet: Norman Nelson, Frederick Nelson, Philippe Etter, Ian Hampton
II.
Larghetto
4:13
Purcell Quartet: Norman Nelson, Frederick Nelson, Philippe Etter, Ian Hampton
III.
Vivo, grotesque
7:14
Purcell Quartet: Norman Nelson, Frederick Nelson, Philippe Etter, Ian Hampton
IV.
Andante assai e molto espressivo
3:35
Purcell Quartet: Norman Nelson, Frederick Nelson, Philippe Etter, Ian Hampton
V.
Vivo assai
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glossary
- 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
- e [It]—and
- espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
- grottesco [I], grotesk [G], grotesque [F]—incongruous, absurd, comically or repulsively distorted
- larghetto—slow, but a bit faster than largo
- molto [It]—very much
- preciso [I]—Precise, accurately expressed, definite, exact
- 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
- risoluto [I], resoluto—resolute, decisively, boldly, with vigor
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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. - vivo—lively, intense