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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Pour presque tous les temps, Op. 134

(for flute, violin, cello and piano)

Duration: 11 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1955 (age 84-85)

1 recording, 4 videos

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2:25

Martinu Piano Quartet

I. Alerte

2:08

Martinu Piano Quartet

II. Au clair de la R. IV. Animé

3:57

Martinu Piano Quartet

III. Calme mais non languide

2:08

Martinu Piano Quartet

IV. Vif

Teacher

Nationality: French

Born: May 12, 1845, Pamiers, Ariège Died: November 4, 1924, Paris (age 79)

friend

Nationality: Belgian

Born: December 14, 1873, Liège Died: July 12, 1953, Sart-lez-Spa (age 79)

alerte [F]—agile
animato, animé [Fr]—lively; animated
calmo [I], calmato, calme [F]—calm, tranquil, quiet, still
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
mais [F]—but, however
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
pas [F], au pas—walking pace; moderately slow
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
vif [Fr]—lively, animated