Arnold Bax (1883-1953)

Nationality: English

Born: November 8, 1883, Streatham Died: October 3, 1953, Cork (age 69)

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Threnody and Scherzo (for bassoon, harp and string sextet)

(for bassoon, harp, 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos)

		I.	Threnody. Poco lento
		II.	Scherzo. Allegro

Duration: 15 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1936 (age 52-53)

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
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
lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
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.
scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
threnody—A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy