Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)
Nationality:
Russian
|
Soviet
Born: November 24, 1934, Engels Died: August 3, 1998, Hamburg (age 63)
Suite in Old Style
(for violin and piano)
| 3:22 | I. | Pastorale. Moderato | |
| 2:16 | II. | Ballet. Allegro | |
| 3:29 | III. | Menuet | |
| 2:34 | IV. | Fuga. Allegro | |
| 3:43 | V. | Pantomime. Andantino |
Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1972 (age 37-38)
2 recordings,
10 videos
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3:26
Lubotsky, Ambrosini
I.
Pastorale. Moderato
2:24
Lubotsky, Ambrosini
II.
Ballet. Allegro
3:35
Lubotsky, Ambrosini
III.
Menuet
2:40
Lubotsky, Ambrosini
IV.
Fuga. Allegro
4:16
Lubotsky, Ambrosini
V.
Pantomime. Andantino
3:17
Helsinki Flute Quartet (transcription)
I.
Pastorale. Moderato
2:07
Helsinki Flute Quartet (transcription)
II.
Ballet. Allegro
3:23
Helsinki Flute Quartet (transcription)
III.
Menuet
2:28
Helsinki Flute Quartet (transcription)
IV.
Fuga. Allegro
3:10
Helsinki Flute Quartet (transcription)
V.
Pantomime. Andantino
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
- 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
- fugue, fuga, fuge [G], fuguette, fugen [G,pl]—a contrapuntal procedure (form) involving a musical subject (theme) that is successively imitated by multiple overlapping voices. There is a vast canon of rules (concepts) for creating elaborate and diverse fugues with an infinite variety of character based on fairly specific parameters. Fugues (or partial fugato) are found throughout classical music from the late Renaissance to the present.
- minuet, menuet [F], Menuett [G], menuetto [I], minuetto [I]—A graceful, courtly French dance of the Baroque and Classical period with a triple meter and a moderate tempo.It was introduced at the court of Louis XIV. In classical forms such as the symphony or chamber music, the minuet evolved into the more vigorous scherzo.
- 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
- pastorale, pastoral—referring to the bucolic setting of shepherds, the countryside and an idealized relationship to nature
- suite—a set of instrumental pieces (movements) played together to create a larger whole. Suites tend towards collections of dances, frequently in the same key, preceded by a prelude, introduction or overture.