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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. 5 in a minor

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
6:51 I. Allegro con brio
4:36 II. Vivace ma non troppo presto
7:43 III. Adagio (quasi recitativo)
7:24 IV. Finale. Andante mysterioso - Allegro moderato
Duration: 27 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1915 (age 38-39)
1 recording, 4 videos
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6:51
Cirrus String Quartet
I. Allegro con brio
4:36
Cirrus String Quartet
II. Vivace ma non troppo presto
7:43
Cirrus String Quartet
III. Adagio (quasi recitativo)
7:24
Cirrus String Quartet
IV. Finale. Andante mysterioso - Allegro moderato

glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • 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
  • brio [I], con brio, brioso—vigor, vigorously, with fire
  • 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
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • 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
  • quasi—almost, almost like, as if
  • recitative [I], recitativo, récitative [F], récitatif, récit, rezitativ [G]—vocal style that imitates speech: reciting (speaking) rather than singing; a passage for solo instrument
  • 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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  • 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