Jean Coulthard

Jean Coulthard (1908-2000)

Nationality: Canadian
Born: February 10, 1908, Vancouver Died: March 9, 2000, Vancouver (age 92)
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12 Essays on a Cantabile Theme

(for two string quartets)
4:39 I. Cantabile Theme. Lento Pensivo
2:31 II. Motivation. Moderato
2:33 III. Visionary Song. Adagio espressivo
1:36 IV. Turbulence. Allegro con brio
2:18 V. Summer Night On The Water
1:33 VI. Echoes. Moderato molto legato
1:22 VII. The Academicians. Moderato con forza
0:50 VIII. Chimera (Prince Of Darkness). Allegro ma non troppo
4:09 IX. Transfiguration. Lento con anima
3:04 X. The Wood Doves Grieve. Poco lento
3:36 XI. Fugue. Allegro pomposo
2:16 XII. Night Wind. Prestissimo
2:50 XIII. Farewell. Lento
Duration: 34 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1972 (age 63-64)
1 recording, 13 videos
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4:39
Purcell String Quartet, University Of Alberta String Quartet
I. Cantabile Theme. Lento Pensivo
2:31
Purcell String Quartet, University Of Alberta String Quartet
II. Motivation. Moderato
2:33
Purcell String Quartet, University Of Alberta String Quartet
III. Visionary Song. Adagio espressivo
1:36
Purcell String Quartet, University Of Alberta String Quartet
IV. Turbulence. Allegro con brio
2:18
Purcell String Quartet, University Of Alberta String Quartet
V. Summer Night On The Water
1:33
Purcell String Quartet, University Of Alberta String Quartet
VI. Echoes. Moderato molto legato
1:22
Purcell String Quartet, University Of Alberta String Quartet
VII. The Academicians. Moderato con forza
0:50
Purcell String Quartet, University Of Alberta String Quartet
VIII. Chimera (Prince Of Darkness). Allegro ma non troppo
4:09
Purcell String Quartet, University Of Alberta String Quartet
IX. Transfiguration. Lento con anima
3:04
Purcell String Quartet, University Of Alberta String Quartet
X. The Wood Doves Grieve. Poco lento
3:36
Purcell String Quartet, University Of Alberta String Quartet
XI. Fugue. Allegro pomposo
2:16
Purcell String Quartet, University Of Alberta String Quartet
XII. Night Wind. Prestissimo
2:50
Purcell String Quartet, University Of Alberta String Quartet
XIII. Farewell. Lento

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glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • anima [I]—soul, spirit, life, feeling
  • brio [I], con brio, brioso—vigor, vigorously, with fire
  • 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
  • espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
  • forza [I]—force, vigour, loudness, power
  • fugue, fuga, fuge [G], fuguette, fugen [G,pl]—a contrapuntal procedure (form) involving a musical subject (theme) that is successively imitated by multiple overlapping voices. There is a vast canon of rules (concepts) for creating elaborate and diverse fugues with an infinite variety of character based on fairly specific parameters. Fugues (or partial fugato) are found throughout classical music from the late Renaissance to the present.
  • legato [I]—smooth, connected, slurred, bound together
  • lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
  • ma—but, however
  • 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
  • non—not, no
  • octet, octett [G], octuor [F]—an ensemble (work) of (for) 8 instruments
  • 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.
  • pomposo [I]—pompous, arrogant, dignified, stately, loftily
  • prestissimo—as fast as possible
  • 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
  • string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S]—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.
  • 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
  • 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