Vicente Asencio (1908-1979)

Nationality: Spanish

Born: October 29, 1908, Valencia Died: April 4, 1979 (age 70)

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String Quartet in F major

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)

1 recording, 3 videos

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7:01

Cuarteto Canales

I. Adagio - Allegro ma non troppo

5:38

Cuarteto Canales

II. Andantino

4:19

Cuarteto Canales

III. Allegro vivace

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Nationality: Spanish

Born: December 9, 1882, Seville Died: January 14, 1949, Madrid (age 66)

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
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
ma—but, however
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]—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
vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro