Tomás Bretón (1850-1923)
Nationality:
Spanish
Born: December 29, 1850, Salamanca Died: December 2, 1923, Madrid (age 73)
String Quartet No. 3 in e minor
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 9:57 | I. | Allegro cómodo | |
| 6:06 | II. | Andante | |
| 6:56 | III. | Allegro no mucho | |
| 5:07 | IV. | Allegro deciso |
Duration: 29 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1909 (age 58-59)
1 recording,
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9:57
Bretón String Quartet
I.
Allegro cómodo
6:06
Bretón String Quartet
II.
Andante
6:56
Bretón String Quartet
III.
Allegro no mucho
5:07
Bretón String Quartet
IV.
Allegro deciso
glossary
- 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
- comodo [I], commodo—comfortable, unhurried, easy
- deciso [It]—decisive, bold, forceful
- 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