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Steven Mackey (born 1956)

Nationality: American

Born: February 14, 1956, Frankfurt, Germany (age 70)

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On All Fours for String Quartet

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 14 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1990 (age 33-34)

1 recording, 1 videos

13:30

Brentano String Quartet

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
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