Jean Françaix (1912-1997)
Nationality:
French
Born: May 23, 1912, Le Mans Died: September 25, 1997, Paris (age 85)
Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet
(for clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 7:40 | I. | Adagio - Allegro | |
| 6:17 | II. | Scherzando | |
| 5:12 | III. | Grave | |
| 5:48 | IV. | Rondo |
Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1977 (age 64-65)
Dedication: Pour mon ami Eduard Brunner [Belgian clarinetist]
4 recordings,
16 videos
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7:36
Serenade String Trio, Bernhard Röthlisberger
I.
Adagio - Allegro
5:55
Serenade String Trio, Bernhard Röthlisberger
II.
Scherzando
5:41
Serenade String Trio, Bernhard Röthlisberger
III.
Grave
5:23
Serenade String Trio, Bernhard Röthlisberger
IV.
Rondo
7:40
Mobius
I.
Adagio - Allegro
6:29
Mobius
II.
Scherzando
5:21
Mobius
III.
Grave
5:43
Mobius
IV.
Rondo
7:36
Gaudier Ensemble
I.
Adagio - Allegro
6:06
Gaudier Ensemble
II.
Scherzando
5:08
Gaudier Ensemble
III.
Grave
5:47
Gaudier Ensemble
IV.
Rondo
7:55
Sang Yoon Kim, et. al.
I.
Adagio - Allegro
6:47
Sang Yoon Kim, et. al.
II.
Scherzando
4:42
Sang Yoon Kim, et. al.
III.
Grave
6:17
Sang Yoon Kim, et. al.
IV.
Rondo
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Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)
Teacher
Nationality:
French
Born: September 16, 1887, Paris Died: October 22, 1979, Paris (age 92)
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- 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
- clarinet quintet—Most often refers to the chamber ensemble (and work) for string quartet and clarinet, a long cultivated genre of chamber music from Mozart to the present era.
- grave [I], gravement [F]—Solemn, serious, slow, ponderous
- quintet, quintette [F], quintett [G], quintetto [I]—an ensemble / work for 5 players, the typical examples being string quintet (with second viola or cello), piano quintet or woodwind quintet
- rondo—sectional movement form featuring a recurring refrain between contrasting episodes in a variety of plans, a typical one being ABACABA (A is the refrain; B and C are episodes). Often used for finales.
- scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
- scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio