Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)

Nationality: Italian

Born: April 1, 1866, Empoli Died: July 27, 1924, Berlin (age 58)

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Elegie, BV 286

(for clarinet and piano)

Duration: 6 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1919-1920 (age 52-54)

Published: 1921 (age 54-55)

Dedication: Edmondo Allegra

Student

Nationality: Finnish

Born: February 16, 1878, Pori Died: December 13, 1951, Helsinki (age 73)

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
duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
elegy, elégie [F], elegie [G], elegisch, elegiaco, elegaico [I], élégiaque [F], elegia—a plaintive, mournful poem, more specifically a lament for the dead. Usually implies a slow tempo, a minor key and a dark poignancy with potential spikes of tragic agony or, just as well, a gentle, bright flowering into nostalgic love of great tenderness. A musical narrative combining all of these moods is a hauntingly faithful representation of grief