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John Alden Carpenter (1876-1951)

Nationality: American

Born: February 28, 1876, Park Ridge, IL Died: April 26, 1951, Chicago (age 75)

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Piano Quintet

(for 2 violins, viola, cello and piano)

Duration: 26 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1937 (age 60-61)

1 recording, 1 videos

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Vega Quartet, Posnak

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Nationality: English

Born: June 2, 1857, Broadheath Died: February 23, 1934, Worcester (age 76)

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andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
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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
troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much