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 Cello and String Quartet No. 1 in A major

(for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos)

		I.	Allegro moderato e brillante
		II.	Andante
		III.	Finale sur un thème russe. Andante un poco Allegretto

Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1805 (age 34-35)

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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
brillante [I], brillant [F]—brilliant, showy, spirited, sparkling
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
concertante [I], concertant, concertans—in the manner of a concerto, e.g. individual instruments within the ensemble enjoy featured solos; playing against each other with brilliant display
finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
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
poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
russe, russa—Russian
string quintet, quintette à cordes [F], quintetto d'archi [I], Streichquintett [G], quinteto de cuerdas [S]—ensemble (work) for 5 string players, the string quartet plus guest. The additional instrument might be a viola, cello or bass. The most common choices are named: Viola Quintet, Cello Quintet.
sur [I]—about, over, upon
theme, tema [I], Thema [G]—a complete and recognizable musical entity (e.g. melody) used as the basis for elaboration (e.g. variations, sontata, fugue, etc.). Also called a subject. Motif (motive) is generally a smaller fragmentary entity.