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Violet Archer (1913-2000)

Nationality: Canadian

Born: April 24, 1913, Montreal Died: February 21, 2000, Ottawa (age 86)

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String Quartet No. 3

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

7:40	I.	Andante con moto ed intensivo
6:37	II.	Largo molto espressivo e con rubato
6:56	III.	Allegro molto

Duration: 22 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1981 (age 67-68)

1 recording, 3 videos

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7:40

University of Alberta String Quartet

I. Andante con moto ed intensivo

6:37

University of Alberta String Quartet

II. Largo molto espressivo e con rubato

6:56

University of Alberta String Quartet

III. Allegro molto

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Nationality: Hungarian

Born: March 25, 1881, Nagyszentmiklós, Hungary Died: September 26, 1945, New York City, NY (age 64)

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
ed [It]—and
espressivo [I], con espressione, expressif [F], con expresión [S]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
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
rubato—to artfully distort the rhythmic flow for expressive emphasis by slowing (speeding) the tempo around certain points of articulation. Meaning "robbed" time suggesting that a slowing must be balanced by a speeding up
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