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Fantasy (for clarinet and string quartet) No. 2 in F major
(for clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 2:54 | I. | Allegretto piacevole | |
| 4:57 | II. | Adagio | |
| 6:48 | III. | Quasi Presto |
Duration: 15 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1922 (age 69-70)
1 recording,
3 videos
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2:54
Robert Plane, Gould Piano Trio
I.
Allegretto piacevole
4:57
Robert Plane, Gould Piano Trio
II.
Adagio
6:48
Robert Plane, Gould Piano Trio
III.
Quasi Presto
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glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- 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
- fantasie, fancy, fantasia, fantasy, fantazy, fantazia, phantasy, phantasie, 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.
- piacevole—pleasing, agreeable, graceful
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- quasi—almost, almost like, as if
- 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
- string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—ensemble or a work 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 | wiki