Srul Irving Glick (1934-2002)
Nationality:
Canadian
Born: September 8, 1934, Toronto Died: April 17, 2002, Toronto (age 67)
String Quartet No. 1
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 13:56 | I. | Allegro moderato | |
| 9:24 | II. | Scherzo |
Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1984 (age 49-50)
1 recording,
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13:56
Orford String Quartet
I.
Allegro moderato
9:24
Orford String Quartet
II.
Scherzo
glossary
- 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
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- 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
- scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
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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.