Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)

Nationality: Polish

Born: October 3, 1882, Tymoszówka Died: March 29, 1937, Lausanne (age 54)

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La Berceuse d'Aïtacho Enia (Kołysanka [Lullaby]), Op. 52

(for violin and piano)

Duration: 4 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1925 (age 42-43)

2 recordings, 2 videos

4:22

Nicolas Dautricourt, Laurent Wagschal

4:34

Duo Brüggen-Plank

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Zygmunt Noskowski (1846-1909)

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Nationality: Polish

Born: May 2, 1846, Warsaw Died: July 23, 1909, Warsaw (age 63)

glossary

Berceuse [F]—a cradle-song, a lullaby; typically in a "rocking" rhythm of 6/8 with elements of 2 and 3.
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
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
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