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Lou Harrison (1917-2003)
Nationality:
American
Born: May 14, 1917, Portland, OR Died: February 2, 2003, Lafayette, IN (age 85)
Grand Duo
(for violin and piano)
| 8:59 | I. | Prelude, Moderato | |
| 6:24 | II. | Stampadé, Allegro | |
| 4:09 | III. | A Round (Annabel's and April's) Molto Moderato, generally tender | |
| 11:22 | IV. | Slow and Sometimes rhapsodically | |
| 4:19 | V. | Polka |
Duration: 36 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1998 (age 80-81)
1 recording,
5 videos
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8:59
Romuald Tecco, Dennis Russell Davies
I.
Prelude, Moderato
6:24
Romuald Tecco, Dennis Russell Davies
II.
Stampadé, Allegro
4:09
Romuald Tecco, Dennis Russell Davies
III.
A Round (Annabel's and April's) Molto Moderato, generally tender
11:22
Romuald Tecco, Dennis Russell Davies
IV.
Slow and Sometimes rhapsodically
4:19
Romuald Tecco, Dennis Russell Davies
V.
Polka
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- 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
- 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
- polka—Lively central-European dance with Bohemian / Czech origins. Typically in 2/4.
- prelude, prélude, präludium [G], präludien [G, pl], praeludium, preludio—a movement preceding another almost by way of introduction: to let listeners and players acclimate, often to prepare for greater demands ahead