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Edition Silvertrust (score)
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
Nationality:
American
Born: May 11, 1895, Woodville, MS Died: December 3, 1978, Los Angeles, CA (age 83)
Danzas de Panama for String Quartet
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 3:48 | I. | Tamborito | |
| 2:26 | II. | Mejorana y Socavón | |
| 4:37 | III. | Punto | |
| 3:17 | IV. | Cumbia y Congo |
Duration: 14 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1948 (age 52-53)
Note: For quartet or quintet
1 recording,
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3:48
Serafin String Quartet
I.
Tamborito
2:26
Serafin String Quartet
II.
Mejorana y Socavón
4:37
Serafin String Quartet
III.
Punto
3:17
Serafin String Quartet
IV.
Cumbia y Congo
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.
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