Cyril Scott (1879-1970)
Nationality:
English
Born: September 27, 1879, Oxton Died: December 31, 1970, Eastbourne (age 91)
Piano Trio No. 1
(for violin, cello and piano)
| I. | Allegro moderato | ||
| II. | Sostenuto misterioso | ||
| III. | Andante sostenuto | ||
| IV. | Rondo giocoso |
Duration: 34 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1920 (age 40-41)
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
- giocoso, giocando, con gioco, giojoso—humorous, jocose, merry joking
- misterioso [I]—mysterious, secretive, enigmatic
- 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
- piano trio, Klaviertrio [G], Trio avec piano [F]—an ensemble comprising violin, cello and piano.Second only to the string quartet as an essential genre, form and ensemble of chamber music
- rondo—sectional movement form featuring a recurring refrain between contrasting episodes in a variety of plans, a typical one being ABACABA (A is the refrain; B and C are episodes). Often used for finales.
- sostenuto [I], soutenu [F]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow
- trio (1)—an ensemble or work for 3 players