William Alwyn (1905-1985)

Nationality: English

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

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String Quartet No. 10, En voyage

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

5:21	I.	Departure. Adagio e dolente
4:27	II.	Sea Birds. Allegro vivace
5:35	III.	The Lonely Waters. Adagio ma non troppo
3:28	IV.	Trade Winds. Vivace

Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1932 (age 26-27)

1 recording, 4 videos

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5:21

Tippett Quartet

I. Departure. Adagio e dolente

4:27

Tippett Quartet

II. Sea Birds. Allegro vivace

5:35

Tippett Quartet

III. The Lonely Waters. Adagio ma non troppo

3:28

Tippett Quartet

IV. Trade Winds. Vivace

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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)

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
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
doloroso, con dolore, dolente, dolent [F]—mournful, plaintive, grieving, lamenting
e [It]—and
ma—but, however
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.
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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