Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)

Nationality: French

Born: April 19, 1892, Parc-St-Maur Died: November 7, 1983, Paris (age 91)

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Arabesque

(for clarinet and piano)

Allegretto

Duration: 3 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1973 (age 80-81)

2 recordings, 2 videos

2:56

Deborah Marshall, Angela Gassenhuber

2:41

Mārtiņš Circenis, Agnese Egliņa

Teacher

Nationality: French

Born: November 27, 1867, Paris Died: December 31, 1950, Le Canadel, Var (age 83)

Teacher

Nationality: French

Born: March 7, 1875, Ciboure, Basses-Pyrénées Died: December 28, 1937, Paris (age 62)

allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
Arabesque [F], Arabeske [G]—From the French, literally "in the Arabic style." Evocative title for a character piece or movement with a variety of associations including Arabic architecture, design and music, possibly Turkish (e.g Arabic) as well as classical Ballet (e.g. the arabesque posture). Most generally, the term suggests intricate, florid design featuring the interweaving of lines with flourishes and embellishments. Famously used by Schumann, Debussy and others.
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