Leo Ornstein (1893-2002)

Nationality: American | Ukrainian

Born: December 2, 1893, Kremenchug, Ukraine Died: February 24, 2002, Green Bay, WI (age 108)

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Hebraic Fantasy, SO 601

(for violin and piano)

Andante

Duration: 5 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1975 (age 81-82)

1 recording, 1 videos

4:34

Campbell, Cogan

andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
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
fantasie, fancy, fantasia, fantasy, fantazy, fantazia, phantasy, phantasie, fantaisie [F] —generally, a piece of music favoring a free flight of expression over strict adherence to formal rules; suggesting an improvisational character. However, there are at least two more specific historical meanings: 1) the fantasia/fantasie/fancy of English Renaissance viol consort music and 2) Cobbett's Phantasie, an early 20th century form of single-movement chamber music inspired by the Renaissance fancy with the goal of stimulating new English chamber or "consort" music.