William Alwyn (1905-1985)

Nationality: English

Born: November 7, 1905, Northampton Died: September 11, 1985, Southwold (age 79)

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Novelette for String Quartet

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

Allegro con brio

Duration: 3 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1939 (age 33-34)

Student

Nationality: English

Born: May 16, 1934, Gloucestershire Died: July 11, 2017 (age 83)

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Nationality: Scottish

Born: July 5, 1917, London Died: October 12, 2012, Prague (age 95)

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
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
novelette [F], novellette [G], novelletten [pl]—a free-form romantic instrumental piece; a title famously used by Schumann for some piano miniatures
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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