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Félicien David (1810-1876)
Nationality:
French
Born: April 13, 1810, Cadenet, Vaucluse Died: August 29, 1876, Saint Germain-en-Laye (age 66)
Piano Trio No. 1 in E-flat major
(for violin, cello and piano)
| I. | Allegro moderato | ||
| II. | Molto adagio | ||
| III. | Final. Allegretto |
Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)
Published:
1857 (age 46-47)
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Ensemble Baroque de Limoges
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- 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
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- 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
- molto [It]—very much
- 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