York Bowen (1884-1961)

Nationality: English

Born: February 22, 1884, London Died: November 23, 1961, London (age 77)

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String Quartet No. 3 in G major, Op. 46b

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)

9:31	I.	Allegro moderato e semplice
10:30	II.	Poco lento e espressivo
7:15	III.	Finale. Allegro assai con spirito

Duration: 27 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1919 (age 34-35)

1 recording, 3 videos

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9:31

Archaeus String Quartet

I. Allegro moderato e semplice

10:30

Archaeus String Quartet

II. Poco lento e espressivo

7:15

Archaeus String Quartet

III. Finale. Allegro assai con spirito

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glossary

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
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
e [It]—and
espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
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
opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
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
semplice [I], con semplicità—simple, unaffected
spirito, con spirito, spiritoso, spirituoso—Spirited, lively
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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