William Walton

William Walton (1902-1983)

Nationality: English
Born: March 29, 1902, Oldham Died: March 8, 1983, Ischia (age 81)
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String Quartet

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
8:08 I. Moderato
11:36 II. Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace, e ritmico - Allegretto
14:56 III. Fuga. Lento, ma non troppo, e molto espressivo - Con brio e energico
Duration: 35 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1919-1922 (age 16-20)
3 recordings, 9 videos
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8:33
Gabrieli String Quartet
I. Moderato
11:44
Gabrieli String Quartet
II. Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace, e ritmico - Allegretto
15:34
Gabrieli String Quartet
III. Fuga. Lento, ma non troppo, e molto espressivo - Con brio e energico
7:56
Doric String Quartet
I. Moderato
11:33
Doric String Quartet
II. Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace, e ritmico - Allegretto
15:59
Doric String Quartet
III. Fuga. Lento, ma non troppo, e molto espressivo - Con brio e energico
8:09
Emperor Quartet
I. Moderato
11:33
Emperor Quartet
II. Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace, e ritmico - Allegretto
12:21
Emperor Quartet
III. Fuga. Lento, ma non troppo, e molto espressivo - Con brio e energico

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glossary

  • allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
  • 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
  • e [It]—and
  • energico, con energia, énergique [F], avec énergie [F], energisch [G]—with energy, force, vigor and power
  • espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
  • fugue, fuga, fuge [G], fuguette, fugen [G,pl]—a contrapuntal procedure (form) involving a musical subject (theme) that is successively imitated by multiple overlapping voices. There is a vast canon of rules (concepts) for creating elaborate and diverse fugues with an infinite variety of character based on fairly specific parameters. Fugues (or partial fugato) are found throughout classical music from the late Renaissance to the present.
  • lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
  • ma—but, however
  • moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
  • molto [It]—very much
  • 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
  • ritmato, ritmico, ritmo, ritmado—rhythm, strict rhythm, rhythmic
  • scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
  • 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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  • 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