Charles Wood (1866-1926)
Nationality: Irish
Born: June 15, 1866, Armagh Died: July 12, 1926, Cambridge (age 60)
String Quartet in D major
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
I. Allegro con moto
II. Allegro vivace
IV. Allegro molto
Composed: (?) 1915-1916 (age 48-50)
1900 WWI WWII Charles Stanford (1852-1924) Charles Wood (1866-1926) Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Herbert Howells (1892-1983) Michael Tippett (1905-1998)
Charles Stanford (1852-1924)
Nationality: Irish | English
Born: September 30, 1852, Dublin Died: March 29, 1924, London (age 71)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Nationality: English
Born: October 12, 1872, Down Ampney, Gloucestershire Died: August 26, 1958, London (age 85)
Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
Born: October 17, 1892, Lydney Died: February 23, 1983, London (age 90)
Michael Tippett (1905-1998)
Born: January 2, 1905, London Died: January 8, 1998, London (age 93)
molto [It]—very much
string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I]—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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