Hubert Parry (1848-1918)
Nationality:
English
Born: February 27, 1848, Bournemouth Died: October 7, 1918, Rustington (age 70)
Piano Quartet in A-flat major
(for violin, viola, cello and piano)
| 11:05 | I. | Lento ma non troppo - Allegro molto | |
| 6:57 | II. | Presto | |
| 7:34 | III. | Andante | |
| 9:22 | IV. | Allegro |
Duration: 36 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1879 (age 30-31)
1 recording,
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11:05
Deakin Piano Trio, Yuko Inoue
I.
Lento ma non troppo - Allegro molto
6:57
Deakin Piano Trio, Yuko Inoue
II.
Presto
7:34
Deakin Piano Trio, Yuko Inoue
III.
Andante
9:22
Deakin Piano Trio, Yuko Inoue
IV.
Allegro
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glossary
- 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
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- ma—but, however
- molto [It]—very much
- piano quartet, Klavierquartett [G], Quatuor avec piano [F]—a ensemble (work) comprising violin, viola, cello and piano. Most of the great Classical and Romantic composers produced one or more works for this combination of which many are masterworks of chamber music.
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- quartet, quatuor [F], quartett [G], quartetto [I], cuarteto [S]—ensemble or work for four players the most important examples being the string quartet and the piano quartet
- troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much