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Florent Schmitt

Florent Schmitt (1870-1958)

Nationality: French
Born: September 28, 1870, Blâmont, Meurthe-et-Moselle Died: August 17, 1958, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris (age 87)
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Les Hasards for Piano Quartet, Op. 96

(for violin, viola, cello and piano)
2:40 I. Exorde. D'une allure rapide
2:48 II. Zélie-au-pied-léger. Alerte
5:39 III. Demi-soupir. Un peu lent
3:50 IV. Bourrée-bourrasque. Impétueux
Duration: 15 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1939-1944 (age 68-74)
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2:40
Herbin, et. al.
I. Exorde. D'une allure rapide
2:48
Herbin, et. al.
II. Zélie-au-pied-léger. Alerte
5:39
Herbin, et. al.
III. Demi-soupir. Un peu lent
3:50
Herbin, et. al.
IV. Bourrée-bourrasque. Impétueux

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1900 WWI WWII Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Florent Schmitt (1870-1958) Joseph Jongen (1873-1953)
Gabriel Fauré
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Teacher
Nationality: French
Born: May 12, 1845, Pamiers, Ariège Died: November 4, 1924, Paris (age 79)
Joseph Jongen
Joseph Jongen (1873-1953)
friend
Nationality: Belgian
Born: December 14, 1873, Liège Died: July 12, 1953, Sart-lez-Spa (age 79)

glossary

  • alerte [F]—agile
  • 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
  • lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
  • opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
  • peu [F], un peu—a little, a bit
  • piano quartet, Klavierquartett [G], Quatuor avec piano [F]—a ensemble (work) comprising violin, viola, cello and piano. Most of the great Classical and Romantic composers produced one or more works for this combination of which many are masterworks of chamber music.
  • quartet, quatuor [F], quartett [G], quartetto [I], cuarteto [S]—ensemble or work for four players the most important examples being the string quartet and the piano quartet