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Steven Mackey (born 1956)
Nationality:
American
Born: February 14, 1956, Frankfurt, Germany (age 70)
Ars Moriendi for String Quartet
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 5:49 | I. | Don't trouble trouble | |
| 1:03 | II. | First Lament Fragment | |
| 3:58 | III. | "Speak like the people, write like the king" | |
| 1:03 | IV. | Second Lament Fragment | |
| 3:13 | V. | a peculiar spice | |
| 1:41 | VI. | "Everything in moderation, including moderation" | |
| 5:54 | VII. | Third Lament | |
| 2:38 | VIII. | Fibrillation | |
| 1:29 | IX. | Londonderry Air |
Duration: 27 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
2000 (age 43-44)
1 recording,
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5:49
Borromeo String Quartet
I.
Don't trouble trouble
1:03
Borromeo String Quartet
II.
First Lament Fragment
3:58
Borromeo String Quartet
III.
"Speak like the people, write like the king"
1:03
Borromeo String Quartet
IV.
Second Lament Fragment
3:13
Borromeo String Quartet
V.
a peculiar spice
1:41
Borromeo String Quartet
VI.
"Everything in moderation, including moderation"
5:54
Borromeo String Quartet
VII.
Third Lament
2:38
Borromeo String Quartet
VIII.
Fibrillation
1:29
Borromeo String Quartet
IX.
Londonderry Air
glossary
- Air [Fr], Air [E], Ayre [E], Aire, Aria [I]—Song. Traditionally indicates a piece of melodic or vocal nature as opposed to one of dance-like character (i.e. in form or rhythm). An aria typically refers to a formalized song within an opera context for one or more voice
- 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
- 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