Vadim Salmanov (1912-1978)
Nationality:
Russian
Born: November 4, 1912, St. Petersburg Died: February 27, 1978, St. Petersburg (age 65)
String Quartet No. 4
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 3:35 | I. | Allegro non troppo | |
| 2:52 | II. | Allegro | |
| 5:57 | III. | Adagio | |
| 3:36 | IV. | Allegro molto |
Duration: 16 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1963 (age 50-51)
1 recording,
4 videos
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3:35
Taneyev Quartet
I.
Allegro non troppo
2:52
Taneyev Quartet
II.
Allegro
5:57
Taneyev Quartet
III.
Adagio
3:36
Taneyev Quartet
IV.
Allegro molto
Related Composers
Boris Tishchenko (1939-2010)
Student
Nationality:
Russian
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Soviet
Born: March 23, 1939, Leningrad Died: December 9, 2010 (age 71)
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- 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
- molto [It]—very much
- 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
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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. - troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much