Zygmunt Noskowski (1846-1909)
Nationality:
Polish
Born: May 2, 1846, Warsaw Died: July 23, 1909, Warsaw (age 63)
String Quartet No. 2 in E major
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| I. | Allegro serioso | ||
| II. | Allegretto vivace | ||
| III. | Andante doloroso | ||
| IV. | Allegro gioioso |
Duration: 37 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1883 (age 36-37)
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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.
- 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
- doloroso, con dolore, dolente, dolent [F]—mournful, plaintive, grieving, lamenting
- giocoso, giocando, con gioco, giojoso—humorous, jocose, merry joking
- gioioso [I]—joyfully, mirthfully
- 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
- serioso [I], serio—serious, grave, tragic
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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.
Explore the string quartet. - vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro