Mel Powell

Mel Powell (1923-1998)

Nationality: American
Born: February 12, 1923, New York Died: April 24, 1998, Van Nuys, CA (age 75)
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Piano Trio, Op. 5

(for violin, cello and piano)
4:44 I. Allegro comodo
2:48 II. Marcia grottesca
8:01 III. Theme and variations
4:29 IV. Vivace assai
Duration: 16 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1954 (age 30-31)
1 recording, 4 videos
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4:44
Francesco Trio
I. Allegro comodo
2:48
Francesco Trio
II. Marcia grottesca
8:01
Francesco Trio
III. Theme and variations
4:29
Francesco Trio
IV. Vivace assai

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glossary

  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
  • 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
  • comodo [I], commodo—comfortable, unhurried, easy
  • grottesco [I], grotesk [G], grotesque [F]—incongruous, absurd, comically or repulsively distorted
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • trio (1)—an ensemble or work for 3 players
  • vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro