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Herbert Howells

Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

Nationality: English
Born: October 17, 1892, Lydney Died: February 23, 1983, London (age 90)
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Lady Audrey's Suite for String Quartet, Op. 19

(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
4:54 I. The Four Sleepy Golliwogs' Dance - Molto moderato, scherzando
3:40 II. The Little Girl and the Old Shepherd - Allegretto, espressivo, poco semplice
8:31 III. Prayer Time - Theme and 6 variations
3:25 IV. The Old Shepherd's Tale - Allegro vivace, sempre giocoso
Duration: 21 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1915 (age 22-23)
Published: (?) 1917, London: Novello (age 24-25)
1 recording, 4 videos
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4:54
Dante Quartet
I. The Four Sleepy Golliwogs' Dance - Molto moderato, scherzando
3:40
Dante Quartet
II. The Little Girl and the Old Shepherd - Allegretto, espressivo, poco semplice
8:31
Dante Quartet
III. Prayer Time - Theme and 6 variations
3:25
Dante Quartet
IV. The Old Shepherd's Tale - Allegro vivace, sempre giocoso

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glossary

  • allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • 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
  • dance, danse [F], danza [I,sp], Tanz [G], Ballo [I]—dance; dancing
  • espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
  • giocoso, giocando, con gioco, giojoso—humorous, jocose, merry joking
  • 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
  • molto [It]—very much
  • opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
  • poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
  • scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
  • semplice [I], con semplicità—simple, unaffected
  • sempre—always, throughout, continuously
  • string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—an ensemble as well as music written for that ensemble comprising 2 violins, viola and cello. This is one of the essential genres / forms / ensembles of chamber music and arguably a critical "core" of "classical" music.
    Explore the string quartet.
  • vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro