[3] Esquisses hébraïques [Hebrew Sketches]: Suite I, Op. 12
(for clarinet and string quartet)
4:09
I.
Lento
3:00
II.
Andante con anima - Allegretto grazioso
3:38
III.
Allegro moderato
Duration: 10 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1909 (age 25-26)
Published:
1914 (age 30-31)
2 recordings,
4 videos
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4:09
David Krakauer, et. al.
I.
Lento
3:00
David Krakauer, et. al.
II.
Andante con anima - Allegretto grazioso
3:38
David Krakauer, et. al.
III.
Allegro moderato
10:11
Vlach Quartet Prague, Klocker
glossary
allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
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
anima [I]—soul, spirit, life, feeling
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
clarinet quintet—Most often refers to the chamber ensemble (and work) for string quartet and clarinet, a long cultivated genre of chamber music from Mozart to the present era.
con [I,S]—with
esquisse [F]—sketch; often used as a title for a short character piece
grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
hébraïque [F]—Hebrew; Jewish
lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
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
opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki