1) Beantown ensemble 2) Combo of ponies 3) Composition by Alban Berg 4) Composition by Anton Webern 5) Composition by César Franck 6) Composition by Gabriel Fauré 7) Composition by Samuel Barber 8) Composition in C minor 9) Composition in D major 10) Composition in E minor 11) Composition in E-flat major
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[Barber] The String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11 was written in 1935–36 by Samuel Barber. Barber arranged the middle movement for string orchestra as his well-known Adagio for Strings in 1936. Barber continued to revise the piece, particularly the finale, until 1943. Begun while living in Austria with his partner Gian Carlo Menotti after Ba...
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[Berg] The String Quartet, Op. 3, by Alban Berg was composed in 1910. In two movements (Langsam and Mäßige viertel), the work is more freely atonal than the sonata.{clarify|date=July 2012|reason=what sonata?} It is highly contrapuntal in texture. The first movement is in sonata form, with a main theme based on the whole-tone scale. The se...
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[Bruckner] Anton Bruckner`s String Quartet in C minor WAB 111, was written in 1862 as a student exercise for Otto Kitzler, a preliminary to exercises in orchestration. The manuscript of the quartet, which was composed between 28 July and 7 August 1862, was found on pp. 165–196 of the Kitzler-Studienbuch. == Edition == The String Quartet w...
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[Chausson] The String Quartet in C minor, Op. 35, was begun by Ernest Chausson in 1898 and the composer had fully scored all but part of the third and last movement before he died in a bicycle accident on 10 June 1899. He was engaged on writing the last movement on the very day of his fatal accident. Relying on the drafts left behind by Cha...
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[Elgar] The String Quartet in E minor, Op. 83, was one of three major chamber music works composed by Sir Edward Elgar in 1918. The others were the Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82, and the Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84. Along with the Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 of 1919, these were to be his last major works prior to his death in ...
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[Fitzenhagen] Wilhelm Fitzenhagen`s String Quartet in D minor, Op. 23, is the composer`s only work for the medium. It was published in 1879 by Breitkopf & Härtel. ==Structure== The work is structured in four movements: To date the quartet, which won a prize offered by the St Petersberg Chamber Musical Union, has not been recorded commercia...
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[Franck] String Quartet D major is the only string quartet composed by César Franck. The work was written from 1889 to 1890. == Background == Creative life of Franck is divided into three periods in general.{sfn|Hirano|p=426} During the first period (1841-1858), when his ambitious father forced him to be active as a virtuoso pianist,{sfn|Y...
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[Jadassohn] Salomon Jadassohn`s String Quartet in C minor, Op. 10, is the composer`s only work for the medium. Published in 1858, the quartet was dedicated to his teacher, Moritz Hauptmann. ==Structure== The work is structured in four movements: To date the quartet has not been recorded commercially. ...
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[Ravel] Maurice Ravel completed his String quartet in F major in early April 1903 at the age of 28. Dedicated to his friend and teacher Gabriel Fauré, the work was introduced in Paris by the Heymann Quartet on March 5, 1904. The quartet follows a strict four movement classical structure: Moderato très doux begins as a sonata form allegro,...
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[Verdi] Giuseppe Verdi`s String Quartet in E minor was written in the spring of 1873 during a production of Aida in Naples. It is the only surviving chamber music work in Verdi`s catalogue. ==History== Verdi`s production of Aida in early March, 1873 was delayed due to the sudden illness of soprano Teresa Stolz. Verdi focused his time in Nap...
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[Webern] The String Quartet, Op. 28 by Anton Webern is written for the standard string quartet group of two violins, viola and cello. It was the last piece of chamber music that Webern wrote (his other late works include two cantatas Op. 29/31 and the Variations for Orchestra, Op. 30). The work was initially planned in November 1936 and was...
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A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group. The string quartet is one of the most prominent chamber ensembles in classical music, with most major composers, from the late 18th century onwards, writing string quartets. The strin...
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(from the article `Barber, Samuel`) In 1936 Barber composed his String Quartet. Its slow movement, arranged for string orchestra, was performed under the title Adagio for Strings by the ...
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musical composition for two violins, viola, and cello in several (usually four) movements. It has been the predominant genre of chamber music since ... [10 related articles]
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A string quartet is a composition for four stringed instruments: two violins, a viola and a cello. String quartet music generally is composed in a multi-movement form. The term string quartet is also used to describe a performance group comprised of four stringed instruments.
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n] - an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello
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A group made up of two violins, one viola and one cello - or any piece written for this combination of instruments.
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string quartette noun an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello
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Chamber music written for two violins, viola, and cello. The term also refers to the group that performs such a composition. It is has always been the most popular of all the types of chamber works and is considered to be the most pure and abstract genre. Important composers for the string quartet include Haydn (more than 80 string quartets), Mozar...
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A group of 4 instruments, two violins, a viola, and cello.
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a chamber ensemble consisting of two violins, viola, and cello. Also, compositions written for that medium.
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a musical composition, usually in three or four movements, for four stringed instruments, typically two violins, viola, and cello. · a first violinist, second violinist, violist, and cellist forming a group for the performance of string quartets and similar music.
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