W. H. Reed

W. H. Reed (1876-1942)

Nationality: English
Born: July 29, 1876, Frome Died: July 2, 1942, Dumfries (age 66)
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String Quartet No. 4 in C major

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
8:01 I. Allegro moderato
8:14 II. Ritornello. Lento ma non troppo
5:00 III. Allegretto tranquillamente - Presto
8:28 IV. Adagio con espressione - Allegro moderato
Duration: 30 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1913 (age 36-37)
Dedication: Wessely Quartet
1 recording, 4 videos
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8:01
Cirrus String Quartet
I. Allegro moderato
8:14
Cirrus String Quartet
II. Ritornello. Lento ma non troppo
5:00
Cirrus String Quartet
III. Allegretto tranquillamente - Presto
8:28
Cirrus String Quartet
IV. Adagio con espressione - Allegro moderato

glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
  • 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
  • con [I,S]—with
  • espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
  • lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
  • ma—but, however
  • 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]—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