Adela Maddison (1866-1929)
Nationality:
Irish
Born: December 15, 1866 Died: June 12, 1929, Ealing (age 62)
Piano Quintet
(for 2 violins, viola, cello and piano)
| 8:36 | I. | Largamente - Andante moderato | |
| 4:51 | II. | Scherzo. Presto | |
| 9:17 | III. | Tranquillamente, ma non troppo lento | |
| 7:24 | IV. | Allegro vivo |
Duration: 31 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1916 (age 49-50)
Published:
1925, London: J. Curwen & Sons, Ltd. (age 58-59)
1 recording,
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8:36
Jack Liebeck, Helen Paterson, Louise Williams, Benjamin Hughes, Kathron Sturrock
I.
Largamente - Andante moderato
4:51
Jack Liebeck, Helen Paterson, Louise Williams, Benjamin Hughes, Kathron Sturrock
II.
Scherzo. Presto
9:17
Jack Liebeck, Helen Paterson, Louise Williams, Benjamin Hughes, Kathron Sturrock
III.
Tranquillamente, ma non troppo lento
7:24
Jack Liebeck, Helen Paterson, Louise Williams, Benjamin Hughes, Kathron Sturrock
IV.
Allegro vivo
glossary
- 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
- largamente [I], con larghezza [I], large [F], largement [F]—broad, full, slow
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- ma—but, however
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- piano quintet—ensemble (work) for string quartet plus piano. One of the most grand chamber music forms. For an extra rich sound, some piano quintets omit the 2nd violin and add a bass comprising the complete four-part string section of the orchestra.
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- quintet, quintette [F], quintett [G], quintetto [I]—an ensemble / work for 5 players, the typical examples being string quintet (with second viola or cello), piano quintet or woodwind quintet
- scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
- troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much
- vivo—lively, intense