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Philippe Gaubert

Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941)

Nationality: French
Born: July 5, 1879, Cahors, Lot Died: July 8, 1941, Paris (age 62)
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Nocturne et Allegro scherzando

(for flute and piano)
2:49 I. Nocturne
2:50 II. Allegro scherzando
Duration: 6 minutes (approximately)
1 recording, 2 videos
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2:49
Sally Pinkas, Fenwick Smith
I. Nocturne
2:50
Sally Pinkas, Fenwick Smith
II. Allegro scherzando

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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
  • nocturne [F], notturno [I], nocturno, Nachtstück [G]—Night music. A romantic character piece depicting moods of the evening or night: quiet, reflective, perhaps romance and melancholy or even restlessness and fantasy. The most famous nocturnes come originally from the piano literature, e.g. John Field and Chopin, et. al.
  • scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly