Cyril Scott (1879-1970)
Nationality:
English
Born: September 27, 1879, Oxton Died: December 31, 1970, Eastbourne (age 91)
Piano Quintet No. 1
(for 2 violins, viola, cello and piano)
| 13:04 | I. | Andante con esaltazione | |
| 4:19 | II. | Allegro grazioso ma non troppo | |
| 9:25 | III. | Adagio con gran espressione | |
| 10:51 | IV. | Finale. Allegro con molto spirito |
Duration: 40 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1924 (age 44-45)
1 recording,
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13:04
Raphael Terroni, Bingham String Quartet
I.
Andante con esaltazione
4:19
Raphael Terroni, Bingham String Quartet
II.
Allegro grazioso ma non troppo
9:25
Raphael Terroni, Bingham String Quartet
III.
Adagio con gran espressione
10:51
Raphael Terroni, Bingham String Quartet
IV.
Finale. Allegro con molto spirito
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- 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
- con [I,S]—with
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- gran [I], grandioso, grandiose [F], Gross [G], Grand—great, grand
- grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
- ma—but, however
- molto [It]—very much
- piano quintet, quintette à clavier [F], quintette pour piano et cordes [F], Klavierquintett [G], quinteto de piano [Sp], quintetto per pianoforte [I]—ensemble (work) for string quartet plus piano featuring some of the grandest chamber music masterworks and an enduring genre. For an extra rich sound, some piano quintets omit the 2nd violin and add a bass, comprising the complete four-part string section of the orchestra (see Trout Quintet/Instrumentation). Explore the piano 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
- spirito, con spirito, spiritoso, spirituoso—Spirited, lively
- troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much