Charles Stanford

Charles Stanford (1852-1924)

Nationality: Irish | English
Born: September 30, 1852, Dublin Died: March 29, 1924, London (age 71)
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Fantasy (for clarinet and string quartet) No. 1 in g minor

(for clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello)
1:50 I. Allegro moderato alla marcia
5:47 II. Andante
4:04 III. Allegro
Duration: 12 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1921 (age 68-69)
1 recording, 3 videos
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1:50
Robert Plane, Gould Piano Trio
I. Allegro moderato alla marcia
5:47
Robert Plane, Gould Piano Trio
II. Andante
4:04
Robert Plane, Gould Piano Trio
III. Allegro

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glossary

  • alla [I], all', à la [F]—to the, in the manner of
  • 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—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.
  • fantasia, fantasy, fantazy, fantazia, phantasy, phantasie, fancy, fantasie [G], fantaisie [F] —generally, a piece of music favoring a free flight of expression over strict adherence to formal rules; suggesting an improvisational character. However, there are at least two more specific historical meanings: 1) the fantasia/fantasie/fancy of English Renaissance viol consort music and 2) Cobbett's Phantasie, an early 20th century form of single-movement chamber music inspired by the Renaissance fancy with the goal of stimulating new English chamber or "consort" music.
  • marcia [I], alla marcia, marche [F], Marsch [G], march [E], marciale, marziale—march, in the manner of a march, e.g. duple meter at a moderate but deliberate pace in a manner which may be proud, grand, like a parade or a show of military bravado.
  • 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
  • string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S]—an ensemble as well as music written for that ensemble comprising 2 violins, viola and cello. This is one of the essential genres / forms / ensembles of chamber music and arguably a critical "core" of "classical" music.
    Explore the string quartet.