Salomon Jadassohn
Salomon Jadassohn (13 August 1831 – 1 February 1902) was a German pianist, composer, and teacher at the Leipzig Conservatory.
Life
Jadassohn was born to a Jewish family living in Breslau, the capital of the Prussian province of Silesia. This ...
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String Quartet
The term string quartet refers to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two Violin, violini ...
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C minor
C minor is a minor scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Its key signature consists of three flats. Its relative major is E major and its parallel major is C major.
The C natural minor scale is:
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, Op. 10, is the composer's only work for the medium. Published in 1858, the quartet was dedicated to his teacher,
Moritz Hauptmann
Moritz Hauptmann (13 October 1792, Dresden – 3 January 1868, Leipzig), was a German music theorist, teacher and composer. His principal theoretical work is the 1853 ''Die Natur der Harmonie und der Metrik'' explores numerous topics, particu ...
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Structure
The work is structured in four movements:
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Molto Allegro ed appassionato''
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Adagio ma non troppo''
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Allegretto un poco vivo''
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Finale: ''
Allegro ma non troppo - Presto''
To date the quartet has not been recorded commercially.
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Jadassohn Jadassohn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Josef Jadassohn (1863–1936), German dermatologist
* Salomon Jadassohn (1831–1902), German pianist, composer, and teacher
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