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Virgil Thomson (1896-1989)
Nationality:
American
Born: November 25, 1896, Kansas City, MO Died: September 30, 1989, New York, NY (age 92)
String Quartet No. 1
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 4:10 | I. | Allegro moderato | |
| 4:07 | II. | Adagio | |
| 3:29 | III. | Tempo di Walzer | |
| 6:32 | IV. | Lento - Presto |
Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1931 (age 34-35)
Revised:
1957 (age 60-61)
2 recordings,
8 videos
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4:29
Boston Composers String Quartet
I.
Allegro moderato
4:20
Boston Composers String Quartet
II.
Adagio
3:42
Boston Composers String Quartet
III.
Tempo di Walzer
6:05
Boston Composers String Quartet
IV.
Lento - Presto
3:51
Shem Guibbory, Renee Jolles, Ronald D. Carbone, Maxine Neuman
I.
Allegro moderato
3:54
Shem Guibbory, Renee Jolles, Ronald D. Carbone, Maxine Neuman
II.
Adagio
3:16
Shem Guibbory, Renee Jolles, Ronald D. Carbone, Maxine Neuman
III.
Tempo di Walzer
6:59
Shem Guibbory, Renee Jolles, Ronald D. Carbone, Maxine Neuman
IV.
Lento - Presto
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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
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- 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
- tempo, tempi [pl]—speed or pace at which music progresses. Traditional classic music typically uses standard Italian words to designate the tempo, e.g. Allegro or adagio. Metronome markings provide precise numerical speeds. Tempo selection during performance is a complex artistic choice informed by composer's markings, performance tradition, technical limitations and interpretation.
- waltz, valse, walzer, alla valse—a popular dance introduced in Vienna in the 1780s usually in 3/4 time. wiki