Franz Neruda (1843-1915)

Nationality: Danish | Moravian | Czech

Born: December 3, 1843, Brno Died: March 20, 1915, Copenhagen (age 71)

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Sextet in B-flat major

(for clarinet, 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos)

		I.	Introduzione. Moderato - Allegro non troppo
		II.	Scherzo. Allegro
		III.	Andantino
		IV.	Finale. Allegro con fuoco

Composed: 1871 (age 27-28)

Published: 2004

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
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
con [I,S]—with
finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
fuoco, con fuoco, avec feu [Fr], mit Feuer [G], feurig [G]—fire, fiery; passionately, burning energy and excitement; impetuously
introduzione—introduction
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
scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
sextet, sextour [F], sestetto [I]—six. Ensemble (or work) for six players.
troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much