Anton Reicha (1770-1836)

Nationality: Czech | French

Born: February 26, 1770, Prague Died: May 28, 1836, Paris (age 66)

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Quintet for Bassoon and String Quartet in B-flat major

(for 2 violins, viola, cello and bassoon)

		I.	Allegro moderato
		II.	Menuet. Allegro assai
		III.	Lento, arioso
		IV.	Finale. Presto

Duration: 33 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1826 (age 55-56)

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33:32

Kubin Quartet, Seidl

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glossary

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
arioso [I]—singing, melodic, in the manner of an aria
assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
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
finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
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
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
string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—an ensemble as well as music written for that ensemble comprising 2 violins, viola and cello. This is one of the essential genres / forms / ensembles of chamber music and arguably a critical "core" of "classical" music.
Explore the string quartet.