Born: October 24, 1929, Charleston, West VirginiaDied: February 6, 2022, Media, Pennsylvania (age 92)
glossary
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
lullaby, cradle song, berceuse [F]—A lullaby is a soothing song, usually sung to children before they go to sleep. The idea is that the song sung by a familiar and beautiful voice will lull the child to sleep. Lullabies can be found in every human culture, often very ancient. Lullabies written by established classical composers are often given the form-name berceuse, which is French for lullaby, or cradle song. wiki
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