Jean Françaix (1912-1997)
Nationality:
French
Born: May 23, 1912, Le Mans Died: September 25, 1997, Paris (age 85)
Quartet (for english horn and string trio)
(for english horn, violin, viola and cello)
| 5:01 | I. | Allegro vivace | |
| II. | Andante tranquillo | ||
| III. | Vivo assai | ||
| IV. | Andantino | ||
| V. | Allegro giocoso |
Duration: 15 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1971 (age 58-59)
1 recording,
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Allegro vivace
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Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)
Teacher
Nationality:
French
Born: September 16, 1887, Paris Died: October 22, 1979, Paris (age 92)
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
- andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
- assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
- 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
- giocoso, giocando, con gioco, giojoso—humorous, jocose, merry joking
- 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
- tranquillo [It], tranquille [F], tranquillement—tranquil, peaceful, soft
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro
- vivo—lively, intense