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Wolfgang Rihm

Wolfgang Rihm (1952-2024)

Nationality: German
Born: March 13, 1952, Karlsruhe Died: July 27, 2024, Ettlingen (age 72)
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String Quartet No. 4

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
6:06 I. Agitato - Allegro alla marcia - Allegro, ma non troppo
6:52 II. Con moto - Allegro - Andante - Allegro molto
6:31 III. Adagio
Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1979-1981 (age 26-29)
1 recording, 3 videos
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6:06
Minguet Quartet
I. Agitato - Allegro alla marcia - Allegro, ma non troppo
6:52
Minguet Quartet
II. Con moto - Allegro - Andante - Allegro molto
6:31
Minguet Quartet
III. Adagio

glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • agitato, agité [F]—agitated, restless, excited
  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
  • 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
  • con [I,S]—with
  • ma—but, however
  • marcia [I], alla marcia, marche [F], Marsch [G], march [E], marciale, marziale—march, in the manner of a march, e.g. duple meter at a moderate but deliberate pace in a manner which may be proud, grand, like a parade or a show of military bravado.
  • molto [It]—very much
  • moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
  • 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