José White Lafitte (1836-c.1918)

Nationality: Cuban | Afro-Cuban

Born: January 17, 1836, Matanzas Died: c.March 12, 1918, Paris (age 82)

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Etude, Op. 33, (Six) Nouvelles Etudes (pour violin avec accompagnement de Violon), No. 5, Allegretto

(for 2 violins)

Published: 1902 (age 65-66)

Dedication: Joseph Joachim (i.e. Hommage à Joachim)

glossary

accompagnato [I]—accompanied, accompanying, typically allowing the soloist to vary the tempo as desired
allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
avec [Fr]—with
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
duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
etude, étude [F]—instrumental music, typically for a soloist, that explores a particular technical feature as a demanding exercise ranging from pedagogical to virtuoso showcase. Many etudes are musical milestones of fine art
opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki