Arnold Bax (1883-1953)
Nationality:
English
Born: November 8, 1883, Streatham Died: October 3, 1953, Cork (age 69)
Trio in one movement, Op. 4
(for violin, clarinet (or viola) and piano)
| Allegro vivace - Andante con moto - Molto largamente - Tempo di Valse - Più lento - Un pochissimo più mosso e grazioso - Prestissimo |
Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1906 (age 22-23)
2 recordings,
2 videos
16:24
Laurence Jackson, Martin Outram, Julian Rolton
18:41
Klimaszewska, Yip, Mausen
Related Composers
Geraldine Mucha (1917-2012)
Student
Nationality:
Scottish
Born: July 5, 1917, London Died: October 12, 2012, Prague (age 95)
glossary
- 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
- 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
- grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
- largamente [I], con larghezza [I], large [F], largement [F]—broad, full, slow
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- molto [It]—very much
- mosso—moved, with motion, stirred, agitated
- moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
- opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
- più—more
- pochissimo—a very little, the least possible, the bare minimum
- prestissimo—as fast as possible
- tempo, tempi [pl]—speed or pace at which music progresses. Traditional classic music typically uses standard Italian words to designate the tempo, e.g. Allegro or adagio. Metronome markings provide precise numerical speeds. Tempo selection during performance is a complex artistic choice informed by composer's markings, performance tradition, technical limitations and interpretation.
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro
- waltz, valse, walzer, alla valse—a popular dance introduced in Vienna in the 1780s usually in 3/4 time. wiki