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Thomas Oboe Lee

Thomas Oboe Lee (born 1945)

Nationality: Chinese | American
Born: September 5, 1945, Beijing (age 81)
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String Quartet No. 7, Seven Jazz Pieces

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
1:40 I. Prelude
2:57 II. Be Bop to Horace Silver
1:20 III. Interlude
4:28 IV. Jazz Waltz to Bill Evans
1:13 V. Bossa Nova to Carlos Jobim
2:24 VI. Punk Funk to Jaco Pastorius
2:04 VII. Postlude
Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1990-1991 (age 44-46)
20th Century
1 recording, 7 videos
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1:40
Quatuor Stanislas
I. Prelude
2:57
Quatuor Stanislas
II. Be Bop to Horace Silver
1:20
Quatuor Stanislas
III. Interlude
4:28
Quatuor Stanislas
IV. Jazz Waltz to Bill Evans
1:13
Quatuor Stanislas
V. Bossa Nova to Carlos Jobim
2:24
Quatuor Stanislas
VI. Punk Funk to Jaco Pastorius
2:04
Quatuor Stanislas
VII. Postlude

glossary

  • 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
  • intermezzo, intermedio [S], intermède [F], interlude, Entr'acte—music that is "inserted" (or "interpolated) between two musical entities of greater importance (e.g. movements, acts, verses, etc.). Often suggests music of a lighter character, entertaining contrast or even improvisation.
  • piece, pièce [F], stück [G], stücke [pl], pezzo [I], pezzi[pl]—a single-movement, self-sufficient musical work. Often used for short, individual works in a set or simply to indicate brevity without a titular suggestion of form or character.Chiefly contrasted with the term "movement", a piece which is an integral part of a larger whole without which it would be incomplete.
  • postlude, postludio, postludium, Nachspiel [G]—a piece (movement) played after a typically larger work; opposite of prelude
  • prelude, prélude, präludium [G], präludien [G, pl], praeludium, preludio—a movement preceding another almost by way of introduction: to let listeners and players acclimate, often to prepare for greater demands ahead
  • 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
  • waltz, valse, walzer, alla valse—a popular dance introduced in Vienna in the 1780s usually in 3/4 time. wiki