Ferenc Farkas

Ferenc Farkas (1905-2000)

Nationality: Hungarian
Born: December 15, 1905, Nagykanizsa Died: October 10, 2000, Budapest (age 94)
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Serenade for Wind Quintet

(for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon)
3:15 I. Allegro
2:41 II. Andante espressivo
2:59 III. Saltarello
Duration: 9 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1951 (age 45-46)
1 recording, 3 videos
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3:15
Phoebus Quintet
I. Allegro
2:41
Phoebus Quintet
II. Andante espressivo
2:59
Phoebus Quintet
III. Saltarello

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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
  • espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
  • 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
  • saltarello—a gay, sprightly, merry dance of Spanish origin dating back to the middle ages. Generally features a triple meter and a leaping dance step (saltare = to jump)
  • serenade, serenada, serenata [I], sérénade [F]—A suite of movements like a divertimento with similar connotations of lightheartedness, pleasure and relative calm with an emphasis on lyricism and often beginning with a march. Historically evokes the evening, outdoors, an honorific or amorous tribute, especially from a suitor to a lover in a window or balcony. The word serenade has its Latin origins the Latin word for "calm" or serene. wiki
  • wind quintet, woodwind quintet, Quintetto per fiati [I], Quintette à vent [F], Bläserquintett [G], Quinteto de alientos [S]—ensemble or work for ensemble of five wind instruments, typically flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon. A standard chamber ensemble with variety of timbre as well as a homogeneous blend. wiki