André Messager (1853-1929)

Nationality: French

Born: December 30, 1853, Montluçon Died: February 24, 1929, Paris (age 75)

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Trois pièces

(for violin and piano)

Published: 1897 (age 43-44)

Teacher

Nationality: French

Born: October 9, 1835, Paris Died: December 16, 1921, Algiers (age 86)

barcarole, barcarrole, barcarola, barcarolla—a song associated with boats and boating especially the Italian gondolieri typically in a "rolling" 6/8 time. wiki
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
duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
mazurka, mazourka—a series of Polish folk dances in triple meter, which originated in the plains of Mazovia around Warsaw. The people of the province were called Mazurs. wiki
piece, pièce [F], stück [G], stücke [pl], pezzo [I], pezzi[pl]—a single-movement, self-sufficient musical work. Often used for short, individual works in a set or simply to indicate brevity without a titular suggestion of form or character.Chiefly contrasted with the term "movement", a piece which is an integral part of a larger whole without which it would be incomplete.
serenade, serenada, serenata [I], sérénade [F]—A suite of movements like a divertimento with similar connotations of lightheartedness, pleasure and relative calm with an emphasis on lyricism and often beginning with a march. Historically evokes the evening, outdoors, an honorific or amorous tribute, especially from a suitor to a lover in a window or balcony. The word serenade has its Latin origins the Latin word for "calm" or serene. wiki