Tan Dun (born 1957)

Nationality: Chinese | American

Born: August 18, 1957, Changsha (age 67)

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Concerto for String Quartet and Pipa

(for pipa, 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 20 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1999 (age 41-42)

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20:45

Chamber Players of the Greenwich Symphony

Teacher

Nationality: Chinese | American

Born: June 29, 1923 Died: October 25, 2019 (age 96)

Teacher

Nationality: Argentine | American

Born: March 9, 1934, Médanos, Buenos Aires Province Died: August 23, 2019 (age 85)

Teacher

Nationality: American

Born: May 11, 1943, Boston Died: October 23, 2011, New York, NY (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.
andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
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
concertante [I], concertant, concertans—in the manner of a concerto, e.g. individual instruments within the ensemble enjoy featured solos; playing against each other with brilliant display
molto [It]—very much
quintet, quintette [F], quintett [G], quintetto [I]—an ensemble / work for 5 players, the typical examples being string quintet (with second viola or cello), piano quintet or woodwind quintet
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.
vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro