Michael Balfe (1808-1870)
Nationality:
Irish
Born: May 15, 1808, Dublin Died: October 20, 1870, Rowney Abbey (age 62)
Piano Trio in A major
(for violin, cello and piano)
| I. | Allegro | ||
| II. | Adagio ma non troppo | ||
| III. | Allegro con brio | ||
| IV. | Allegro |
Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
(?) 1875 (age )
1 recording,
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glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- brio [I], con brio, brioso—vigor, vigorously, with fire
- 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
- con [I,S]—with
- ma—but, however
- 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
- 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