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Arnold Cooke (1906-2005)
Nationality:
English
Born: November 4, 1906, Gomersal Died: August 13, 2005, Five Oak Green (age 98)
Clarinet Quintet
(for clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 5:59 | I. | Allegro | |
| 7:41 | II. | Andante | |
| 4:03 | III. | Rondo. Allegro vivace |
Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1962 (age 55-56)
1 recording,
3 videos
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5:59
Thea King, Britten Quartet
I.
Allegro
7:41
Thea King, Britten Quartet
II.
Andante
4:03
Thea King, Britten Quartet
III.
Rondo. Allegro vivace
Related Composers
Cyril Rootham (1875-1938)
Teacher
Nationality:
English
Born: October 5, 1875, Bristol Died: March 18, 1938, Cambridge (age 62)
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
- clarinet quintet, Klarinettenquintett [G], quintette pour clarinette [F], Quintetto per clarinetto [I], Quinteto para Clarinete [S]—Most often refers to the chamber ensemble (and work) for string quartet and clarinet, a long cultivated genre of chamber music from Mozart to the present era, including many chamber music masterworks. Explore the Clarinet Quintet | wiki
- 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
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro