Joseph Achron (1886-1943)
Nationality:
Russian
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Lithuanian
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American
Born: May 13, 1886, Lozdzieje, Poland Died: April 29, 1943, Hollywood, CA (age 56)
Kindersuite [Children's Suite], Op. 57
(for clarinet, string quartet and piano)
| 1:28 | I. | How tiresome, what could I do now? Cantabile. | |
| 1:17 | II. | Jumping with Tongue out. Allegro grazioso | |
| 1:40 | III. | A Castle of Blocks. Moderato | |
| 1:29 | IV. | Mamma, Tell a Fairy-Tale. Allegretto | |
| 1:11 | V. | On the Hobby-Horse. Allegro giocoso | |
| 1:23 | VI. | The Tot Puts on Airs. Quasi maestoso | |
| 1:20 | VII. | The Little Horse is tired. Andante | |
| 1:01 | VIII. | The Top. Allegro | |
| 1:13 | IX. | A Carriage of Chairs. Allegro | |
| 1:26 | X. | March of Toys. Marciale | |
| 0:48 | XI. | Sleep, my Puppy! Andantino | |
| 1:41 | XII. | Birdies. Moderato | |
| 0:50 | XIII. | Mechanical Dolls. Non troppo allegro | |
| 0:40 | XIV. | Over a Broken Toy. Adagio con maliconia | |
| 0:48 | XV. | The Monkey. Allegro smorfioso | |
| 1:29 | XVI. | Soap-Bubbles. Calmato | |
| 1:14 | XVII. | Elephant. Pesante | |
| 0:56 | XVIII. | The Caravan. Lento | |
| 1:54 | XIX. | Swing. Allegro | |
| 1:17 | XX. | Parade with Presents. Alla marcia |
Duration: 26 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
c. 1923-1925 (age 36-39)
Note: Composed for piano in 1923, arranged for present sextet in 1925
1 recording,
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1:28
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
I.
How tiresome, what could I do now? Cantabile.
1:17
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
II.
Jumping with Tongue out. Allegro grazioso
1:40
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
III.
A Castle of Blocks. Moderato
1:29
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
IV.
Mamma, Tell a Fairy-Tale. Allegretto
1:11
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
V.
On the Hobby-Horse. Allegro giocoso
1:23
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
VI.
The Tot Puts on Airs. Quasi maestoso
1:20
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
VII.
The Little Horse is tired. Andante
1:01
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
VIII.
The Top. Allegro
1:13
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
IX.
A Carriage of Chairs. Allegro
1:26
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
X.
March of Toys. Marciale
0:48
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
XI.
Sleep, my Puppy! Andantino
1:41
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
XII.
Birdies. Moderato
0:50
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
XIII.
Mechanical Dolls. Non troppo allegro
0:40
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
XIV.
Over a Broken Toy. Adagio con maliconia
0:48
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
XV.
The Monkey. Allegro smorfioso
1:29
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
XVI.
Soap-Bubbles. Calmato
1:14
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
XVII.
Elephant. Pesante
0:56
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
XVIII.
The Caravan. Lento
1:54
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
XIX.
Swing. Allegro
1:17
Chen Halevi, Jascha Nemtsov, Vogler Quartett
XX.
Parade with Presents. Alla marcia
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- alla [I], all', à la [F]—to the, in the manner of
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- 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
- andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
- calmo [I], calmato, calme [F]—calm, tranquil, quiet, still
- cantabile, cantate, cantando—singing, lyrical, flowing
- 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
- con [I,S]—with
- giocoso, giocando, con gioco, giojoso—humorous, jocose, merry joking
- grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- marcia [I], alla marcia, marche [F], Marsch [G], march [E], marciale, marziale—march, in the manner of a march, e.g. duple meter at a moderate but deliberate pace in a manner which may be proud, grand, like a parade or a show of military bravado.
- melancolia, con melancolia, Maliconia, con maliconia, maliconico, melancolique [F]—melancholy, gloomy
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- 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
- pesante, pesantemente, con pesantezza, pesant, pesamment, pesado—heavy, slow, deliberate, weighty, ponderous
- quasi—almost, almost like, as if
- sextet, sextour [F], sestetto [I]—six. Ensemble (or work) for six players.
- smorfioso [I], con smorfia—From Dolmetsch: mincing, affected, coquettish, prim, full of grimaces. Found in Boccherini and Cambini string quintets at least.
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string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—an ensemble as well as music written for that ensemble comprising 2 violins, viola and cello. This is one of the essential genres / forms / ensembles of chamber music and arguably a critical "core" of "classical" music.
Explore the string quartet. - 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