String Quartet No. 30 (Spohr)
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Louis Spohr
's String Quartet No. 30 ("Quatuor brillant") in A major, Op. 93, was completed in September of 1835
, it is one of eight such works Spohr wrote between 1806 and 1835. He would not write another string quartet for ten years.
form, like a Concerto
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Louis Spohr
Louis Spohr was a German composer, violinist and conductor. Born Ludewig Spohr, he is usually known by the French form of his name. Described by Dorothy Mayer as "The Forgotten Master", Spohr was once as famous as Beethoven. As a violinist, his virtuoso playing was admired by Queen Victoria...
's String Quartet No. 30 ("Quatuor brillant") in A major, Op. 93, was completed in September of 1835
1835 in music
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, it is one of eight such works Spohr wrote between 1806 and 1835. He would not write another string quartet for ten years.
Movements
In contrast to standard string quartets, this quartet is in three movementMovement (music)
A movement is a self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form. While individual or selected movements from a composition are sometimes performed separately, a performance of the complete work requires all the movements to be performed in succession...
form, like a Concerto
Concerto
A concerto is a musical work usually composed in three parts or movements, in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra.The etymology is uncertain, but the word seems to have originated from the conjunction of the two Latin words...
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- Andante - Allegro
- Larghetto
- RondoRondoRondo, and its French equivalent rondeau, is a word that has been used in music in a number of ways, most often in reference to a musical form, but also to a character-type that is distinct from the form...
: Allegretto