W. H. Reed (1876-1942)
Nationality:
English
Born: July 29, 1876, Frome Died: July 2, 1942, Dumfries (age 66)
Legende for String Quartet
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 6:42 | I. | Andante con moto | |
| 4:18 | II. | Allegro moderato |
Duration: 11 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1923 (age 46-47)
Dedication: Jessie Snow
1 recording,
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6:42
Cirrus String Quartet
I.
Andante con moto
4:18
Cirrus String Quartet
II.
Allegro moderato
glossary
- 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
- 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
- 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.
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