Tombeau for Flute Quintet
(for flute, 2 violins, viola and cello)
Duration: 9 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
2000 (age 51-52)
1 recording,
1 videos
8:11
Unknown ensemble
glossary
- 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
- quintet, quintette [F], quintett [G], quintetto [I]—an ensemble / work for 5 players, the typical examples being string quintet (with second viola or cello), piano quintet or woodwind quintet
- sonata [I], sonate [pl], suonato—Originally, "sounded" rather than "sung" (sonar vs. cantar), i.e. instrumental music. According to historical period, sonata began to imply a formal plan of movements as well as the structure within a single movement, e.g. "sonata form" and applies to instrumental sonatas, string quartets, symphonies, etc., all examples of the sonata principle. In general usage as a specific work title (e.g. violin sonata), it designates a multi-movement piece for solo or duo instruments with one of the instruments enjoying a feature role. wiki
- Tombeau [F]—a musical 'tombstone' (tombeau = tomb). A musical homage, perhaps an elegy. Chiefly associated with French Baroque era music for lute or clavecin, it was resurrected in the 20th century in a neoclassical context.