Harrison Birtwistle (1934-2022)
Nationality:
English
Born: July 15, 1934, Accrington Died: April 18, 2022 (age 87)
Clarinet Quintet
(for clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello)
Duration: 21 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1980 (age 45-46)
1 recording,
1 videos
20:50
Scharoun Ensemble
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Paul Newland (born 1966)
Student
Nationality:
English
Born: 1966 (age 56 or 57)
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Student
Nationality:
English
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Austrian
Born: October 3, 1936, Vienna (age 87)
glossary
- 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
- clarinet quintet—Most often refers to the chamber ensemble (and work) for string quartet and clarinet, a long cultivated genre of chamber music from Mozart to the present era.
- 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