David Diamond

David Diamond (1915-2005)

Nationality: American
Born: July 9, 1915, Rochester, NY Died: June 13, 2005, Rochester, NY (age 89)
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Clarinet Quintet

(for clarinet, 2 violas and 2 cellos)
5:02 I. Largo - Allegro moderato
4:02 II. Scherzo
6:05 III. Andante non troppo
4:40 IV. Allegro risoluto
Duration: 20 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1950 (age 34-35)
1 recording, 4 videos
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5:02
Chamber Music Northwest
I. Largo - Allegro moderato
4:02
Chamber Music Northwest
II. Scherzo
6:05
Chamber Music Northwest
III. Andante non troppo
4:40
Chamber Music Northwest
IV. Allegro risoluto

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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
  • 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.
  • largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
  • 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
  • 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
  • risoluto [I], resoluto—resolute, decisively, boldly, with vigor
  • scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
  • 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