Jean Françaix (1912-1997)
Nationality:
French
Born: May 23, 1912, Le Mans Died: September 25, 1997, Paris (age 85)
Quintette
(for recorder, 2 violins, cello and harpsichord)
| I. | Largo - Allegro | ||
| II. | Sarabande | ||
| III. | Scherzo | ||
| IV. | Rondo. Prestissimo |
Duration: 15 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1988 (age 75-76)
Related Composers
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.
- 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
- largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
- prestissimo—as fast as possible
- 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
- sarabande, saraband, sarabanda—A Spanish Renaissance / Baroque dance in triple meter. In France and Germany, it tended to be slow and stately.
- scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio