Arthur Honegger (1892-1955)

Nationality: Swiss

Born: March 10, 1892, Le Havre Died: November 27, 1955, Paris (age 63)

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3 Contrepoints, H. 43

(for flute, oboe, violin and cello)

		I.	Prélude (a 2). Allegro marcato, alla breve
		II.	Choral (a 3). Largo
		III.	Canon sur basse obstinée (a 4). Presto

Duration: 7 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1922 (age 29-30)

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glossary

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
breve [I], brevi, brève [F]—brief, short
canon, kanon [G]—a strict form of polyphonic, contrapuntal imitation where a series of staggered parts share the same melodic material separated by time and possibly an interval creating both linear and horizontal counterpoint; a simple form of canon is a round (e.g. "Row, Row, Row your Boat")
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
chorale, choral—hymn; sacred tune; commonly, a hymn from the Protestant church
continuo, basso continuo, b.c., figured bass, thorough bass, basse chifrée—During the Baroque Era, a term for an improvised (realized) instrumental accompaniment specified by a symbolic notation for chords and a written bass line (i.e. figured bass). A continuo "part" usually implies multiple (but typically unspecified) instruments, e.g. one for a strong bass line (e.g. cello) and another for chords (e.g. lute, keyboard, organ). A continuo part may be realized by keyboard alone, and sometimes played by a bass melody instrument alone (without harmonies). wiki
largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
marcato [i], markiert [G], marqué [F]—accented, stressed, marked, emphasized, pronounced
prelude, prélude, präludium [G], präludien [G, pl], praeludium, preludio—a movement preceding another almost by way of introduction: to let listeners and players acclimate, often to prepare for greater demands ahead
presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
quartet, quatuor [F], quartett [G], quartetto [I], cuarteto [S]—ensemble or work for four players the most important examples being the string quartet and the piano quartet
sur [I]—about, over, upon