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Percy Hilder Miles

Percy Hilder Miles (1878-1922)

Nationality: English
Born: July 12, 1878, London Died: April 18, 1922 (age 43)
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Sextet in g minor

(for 2 violins, 2 violas, cello and bass)
I. Moderato
II. Vivace
III. Adagio non troppo
IV. Allegro
Published: 1902, Stainer & Bell (age 23-24)

glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • 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
  • 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
  • sextet, sextour [F], sestetto [I]—six. Ensemble (or work) for six players.
  • string sextet—ensemble / composition typically for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos
  • 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
  • vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro