Wadada Leo Smith (born 1941)
Nationality:
American
Born: December 8, 1941, Leland, Mississippi (age 81)
String Quartet No. 11
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| I. | Shaikh Cerno Boka | ||
| II. | Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) | ||
| III. | Sarah Bell Brown-Smith (1920-1994) | ||
| IV. | Kashala Kiom Smith | ||
| V. | At the Heart's Core, Knowledge (For UCLA Music Library) | ||
| VI. | Sarhanna Kabell Smith | ||
| VII. | Bessie Smith (1894-1937) | ||
| VIII. | Alvin Singleton (1928- ) | ||
| IX. | Red Autumn's Gold (For Lucius G. Smith) |
Composed:
1975-2019 (age 33-78)
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]—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.