Henry Cowell (1897-1965)

Nationality: American

Born: March 11, 1897, Menlo Park, CA Died: December 10, 1965, Shady, NY (age 68)

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Suite for Wind Quintet

(for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon)

Duration: 5 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1934 (age 36-37)

Student

Nationality: American

Born: September 5, 1912, Los Angeles Died: August 12, 1992, New York (age 79)

Student

Nationality: American

Born: May 14, 1917, Portland, OR Died: February 2, 2003, Lafayette, IN (age 85)

Student

Nationality: American

Born: July 3, 1901, East Liverpool, Ohio Died: November 18, 1953, Chevy Chase, Maryland (age 52)

Teacher

Nationality: American

Born: December 14, 1886, Mexico City Died: February 7, 1979, Bridgewater, CT (age 92)

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
cantabile, cantate, cantando—singing, lyrical, flowing
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
moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
suite—a set of instrumental pieces (movements) played together to create a larger whole. Suites tend towards collections of dances, frequently in the same key, preceded by a prelude, introduction or overture.
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