Jean Françaix (1912-1997)
Nationality:
French
Born: May 23, 1912, Le Mans Died: September 25, 1997, Paris (age 85)
Wind Quartet
(for flute, clarinet, oboe and bassoon)
| 3:40 | I. | Allegro | |
| II. | Andante | ||
| III. | Allegro molto | ||
| IV. | Allegro vivo |
Duration: 10 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1933 (age 20-21)
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I.
Allegro
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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
- 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
- molto [It]—very much
- 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
- vivo—lively, intense