Wadada Leo Smith (born 1941)
Nationality:
American
Born: December 8, 1941, Leland, Mississippi (age 83)
String Quartet No. 1
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| I. | Ulysses Simpson Kay (1917-1995) | ||
| II. | Thomas Jefferson Anderson, Jr. (1928- ) | ||
| III. | Hale Smith (1925-2009) | ||
| IV. | George Theophilus Walker (1922-2018) |
Duration: 14 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1965-1982 (age 23-41)
1 recording,
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Southwest Chamber Music
glossary
- 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
- 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.
Explore the string quartet.