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Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996)
Nationality:
Danish
Born: December 20, 1909, Horsens Died: September 1, 1996, Ramløse (age 86)
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 47
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 6:49 | I. | Allegro fluente | |
| 6:53 | II. | Andante con moto e affettuoso | |
| 3:55 | III. | Presto | |
| 2:54 | IV. | Un poco adagio | |
| 5:47 | V. | Allegro molto e leggiero |
Duration: 27 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1949 (age 39-40)
2 recordings,
10 videos
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6:29
Nightingale String Quartet
I.
Allegro fluente
6:38
Nightingale String Quartet
II.
Andante con moto e affettuoso
3:56
Nightingale String Quartet
III.
Presto
3:05
Nightingale String Quartet
IV.
Un poco adagio
5:26
Nightingale String Quartet
V.
Allegro molto e leggiero
7:08
Kontra Quartet
I.
Allegro fluente
7:07
Kontra Quartet
II.
Andante con moto e affettuoso
3:53
Kontra Quartet
III.
Presto
2:43
Kontra Quartet
IV.
Un poco adagio
6:07
Kontra Quartet
V.
Allegro molto e leggiero
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glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- affettuoso, affectuoso—tenderly, with feeling
- 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
- e [It]—and
- fluente [I]—flowing, fluent, glib
- leggiero, leggero, con leggerezza, léger [F], légèrement, avec légèreté—lightly, nimbly, quick, graceful
- molto [It]—very much
- moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
- opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
- poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- 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