Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)
Nationality:
Polish
Born: February 5, 1909, Łódź Died: January 17, 1969, Warsaw (age 59)
Wind Quintet
(for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon)
| 3:22 | I. | Allegro | |
| 3:03 | II. | Air. Andante | |
| 1:13 | III. | Allegretto | |
| 2:41 | IV. | Vivo |
Duration: 11 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1932 (age 22-23)
2 recordings,
8 videos
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3:13
Cracow Golden Quintet
I.
Allegro
2:26
Cracow Golden Quintet
II.
Air. Andante
1:09
Cracow Golden Quintet
III.
Allegretto
2:36
Cracow Golden Quintet
IV.
Vivo
3:30
Kwintet Dety Filharmonikow Krakowskich
I.
Allegro
3:40
Kwintet Dety Filharmonikow Krakowskich
II.
Air. Andante
1:17
Kwintet Dety Filharmonikow Krakowskich
III.
Allegretto
2:45
Kwintet Dety Filharmonikow Krakowskich
IV.
Vivo
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Kazimierz Sikorski (1895-1986)
Teacher
Nationality:
Polish
Born: June 28, 1895, Zürich Died: July 23, 1986, Warsaw (age 91)
Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)
Teacher
Nationality:
French
Born: September 16, 1887, Paris Died: October 22, 1979, Paris (age 92)
glossary
- Air [Fr], Air [E], Ayre [E], Aire, Aria [I]—Song. Traditionally indicates a piece of melodic or vocal nature as opposed to one of dance-like character (i.e. in form or rhythm). An aria typically refers to a formalized song within an opera context for one or more voice
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- 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
- quintet, quintette [F], quintett [G], quintetto [I]—an ensemble / work for 5 players, the typical examples being string quintet (with second viola or cello), piano quintet or woodwind quintet
- vivo—lively, intense
- wind quintet, woodwind quintet, Quintetto per fiati [I], Quintette à vent [F], Bläserquintett [G], Quinteto de alientos [S]—ensemble or work for ensemble of five wind instruments, typically flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon. A standard chamber ensemble with variety of timbre as well as a homogeneous blend. wiki