Julius Röntgen (1855-1932)

Nationality: German | Dutch

Born: May 9, 1855, Leipzig Died: September 13, 1932, Bilthoven (age 77)

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Piano Trio No. 4 in g minor, Entam

(for violin, cello and piano)

		I.	Allegro molto
		II.	Andante tranquillo e cantabile
		III.	Animato, ma non troppo presto
		IV.	Moderato

Composed: 1898 (age 42-43)

Father

Nationality: Dutch | German

Born: September 30, 1829, Deventer Died: December 12, 1897, Leipzig (age 68)

Son

Nationality: Dutch

Born: September 30, 1898, Amsterdam Died: April 28, 1969, Amsterdam (age 70)

Wife

Nationality: Swedish

Born: February 20, 1853, Landskrona Died: June 15, 1894, Amsterdam (age 41)

Teacher

Nationality: German

Born: June 23, 1824, Altona Died: March 10, 1910, Leipzig (age 85)

friend, colleage

Nationality: Norwegian

Born: January 15, 1843, Bergen Died: September 4, 1907, Bergen (age 64)

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
animato, animé [Fr]—lively; animated
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
e [It]—and
ma—but, however
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
molto [It]—very much
piano trio, Klaviertrio [G], Trio avec piano [F]—an ensemble comprising violin, cello and piano.Second only to the string quartet as an essential genre, form and ensemble of chamber music
presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
tranquillo [It], tranquille [F], tranquillement—tranquil, peaceful, soft
trio (1)—an ensemble or work for 3 players
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